
Last week, I brought you the story of Oscar, the dog who purchased $62 worth of Microsoft Points while his owners slept. Since this story broke, Microsoft has revealed that it is refunding the LIVE points to the dog's owners and "providing extra for good measure." Microsoft also created a gamertag for Oscar so the dog "doesn’t feel left out anymore."
These important developments in the story obviously raise a number of troubling questions about the future of cross-species gaming. Summoning all my journalistic powers, I was able to track down a Microsoft representative and get the following hard-hitting questions answered.
G4: What’s Oscar's gamertag? Because I want to play him at Tekken 6.
Microsoft: Oscar’s Gamertag is Oscar the K9 and his LIVE friend list is already full!
G4: Great. I have fewer friends than a dog... Does the story of Oscar the Dog indicate Xbox is shifting its focus to more canine-based entertainment products? Can we expect to see the release of a game called Chewing My Damn Sneakers Apart?
Microsoft: Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation.
G4: Are there any cats with gamertags?
Microsoft : Not that we’re aware of, Oscar is the first of our furry four-legged friends to have a game tag.
G4: My toddler has purchased an episode of Lost that I've already seen while playing with and/or sucking on a controller. Does Microsoft have a team of ergonomics specialists/mad scientists who design the Xbox controllers specifically so that dogs and babies will buy things by accident???? (OMG! Conspiracy!)
Microsoft: Again, Microsoft does not comment on rumors, speculation or even conspiracy theories. :)
There you have it people: Microsoft totally discriminates against cats. (This is why they call me "Scoop" Johnson.)



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Galloway
wha i make 1 up for fun
MacPhisto
Hey can I get a refund too? My "pet" also mysteriously caused 5000 MS points to appear on my credit card while I was "asleep"! They could even give it a gamertag too, but unfortunately Jack Daniels is already taken.
gamersince1995
lame!
Shockwave562
I call shenanigans too. a child couldn't figure out the button pressing combos you'd have to do in order to buy points let alone a dog. I guess anyone can get a refund now
Dr_Mindbender
Scoop!
natedizzle23
This is funny I own a 360 but Microsoft fell fior the shinanegins.
Variand
Dude!!! My cat already steals my chair whenever I stand up to get a drink. I don't him stealing my damn controller too!!!
kampfer_sama
It looks like MS is trying to get some (almost) free popular press. People must think it would be cute for their pet to have a gamertag. I almost sure that my girlfriend would even go as far as making one for he cat, but she'd better hurry to make sure hers is the first.
Sawblood45
they are still making a big deal about this?, guess microsoft has nothing better to do.
sarid
lol awesome story man! dog's rule!
aztecyankee
^^^^Double post caps lock lame!!!!!!
gamersince1995
LAME!
gamersince1995
LAME!
jthmrocks
I wonder why Microsoft did this. Maybe the fact that they refunded the points to that couple, well lead others LIVE users to buy massive amounts of points and blame it on the dog, cat, ferret in a ball, etc. But Microsoft will turn them down for trying to scam them, earning them profits.
LarcenousLaugh
I am glad you follow "if it bleeds (or discriminates), it leads policy".
Okonoko
This news is so hard-hitting I'm pressing charges.
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