Xbox LIVE Rocks the Vote

File this under cool ideas that nobody thought of until now: Microsoft has partnered with Rock the Vote to allow gamers to register to vote through Xbox LIVE. That’s right, registering to vote is now as easy as downloading a gamer pic from the Xbox Marketplace.

This is a great way to get gamers involved in the political process. What’s better than mixing something boring (like registering to vote) with something you love (games), and then making it super-easy to do both at the same time? There’s even going to be a presidential poll! I can’t wait to see what other gamers think: Obama or McCain?

We all know that gamers suffer from the stereotype of being lazy (and rightly so), but this is an excellent way to do what’s right without getting up from your couch.

There are over 12 million gamers on Xbox LIVE and, even though not all of them are in the U.S., many of them are. Imagine if Sony follows through with PS3 and Nintendo does the same with Wii. There is potential for a huge amount of gamers to stand up and make their voices heard.

This initiative will either be highly successful (a lot of people sign up) or fail horribly (no one signs up, or everyone has already registered, so they don’t have to). Honestly, I don’t know which one is better.