http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2012/01/23/exclusive-microsoft-to-discontinue-its-virtual-currency-system-microsoft-points/
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Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 1:21 am | #1
Ran into this article across the net. In my opinon, I don't see this happening, but who knows.
http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2012/01/23/exclusive-microsoft-to-discontinue-its-virtual-currency-system-microsoft-points/
http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2012/01/23/exclusive-microsoft-to-discontinue-its-virtual-currency-system-microsoft-points/
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 1:42 am | #2
As long as I can still purchase "Xbox Currency" I don't really care what they do lol.
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01/25/12 1:44 am | #3
Quote by CRAWFORD696:
As long as I can still purchase "Xbox Currency" I don't really care what they do lol.
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Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 1:46 am | #4
They should've never had ms points. Just prices for everything. If you can't get a credit card linked to your account, then just add money with codes LIKE ms points. They could make a code generator and generate a code in any dollar amount. I hate having a left over 20 ms points that I'll probably never be able to anything with. If I could just charge everything to my credit card, that would never happen.
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01/25/12 1:56 am | #5
Quote by AJ:
They should've never had ms points. Just prices for everything. If you can't get a credit card linked to your account, then just add money with codes LIKE ms points. They could make a code generator and generate a code in any dollar amount. I hate having a left over 20 ms points that I'll probably never be able to anything with. If I could just charge everything to my credit card, that would never happen.
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 2:00 am | #6
It’s a psychological thing, people are more likely to spend points that were already purchased than to spend cash. MS was trying to avoid the Sony situation where they got hacked. I’d rather purchase a card that has points on it that to leave that info on a console after the Sony debacle.
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01/25/12 2:07 am | #7
Quote by E Rock 31:
It’s a psychological thing, people are more likely to spend points that were already purchased than to spend cash. MS was trying to avoid the Sony situation where they got hacked. I’d rather purchase a card that has points on it that to leave that info on a console after the Sony debacle.
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01/25/12 5:48 am | #8
Quote by Circus:
Quote by CRAWFORD696:
As long as I can still purchase "Xbox Currency" I don't really care what they do lol.
![;)](https://xboxamerica.com/imgs/smilies/old-squares/wink.gif)
I feel you i hate having those odd number of mp points sitting around atm i have 50 -_-
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 5:01 pm | #9
I wonder if they will ever get to the point that we can add what ever remaining points we have to our existing gold accounts.
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01/25/12 5:07 pm | #10
Quote by E Rock 31:
It’s a psychological thing, people are more likely to spend points that were already purchased than to spend cash. MS was trying to avoid the Sony situation where they got hacked. I’d rather purchase a card that has points on it that to leave that info on a console after the Sony debacle.
The only real problem I've ever had with Microsoft Points is that they don't have a point for point value; $1.00 USD equals only 80 MSP. The only reason I can imagine for doing this is to have a standard rate that includes other countries' currencies... but I don't see why 100 MSP couldn't be $1.00 or 1 GBP etc.
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 8:03 pm | #11
About time if this actually happens. If it does happen I don't see them doing it until the next gen console...but who knows.
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01/25/12 8:13 pm | #12
Quote by J1R2D3R4M:
Quote by E Rock 31:
It’s a psychological thing, people are more likely to spend points that were already purchased than to spend cash. MS was trying to avoid the Sony situation where they got hacked. I’d rather purchase a card that has points on it that to leave that info on a console after the Sony debacle.
The only real problem I've ever had with Microsoft Points is that they don't have a point for point value; $1.00 USD equals only 80 MSP. The only reason I can imagine for doing this is to have a standard rate that includes other countries' currencies... but I don't see why 100 MSP couldn't be $1.00 or 1 GBP etc.
It's 1.25 cents per point basically. 19.99 for 1600 etc...
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 8:47 pm | #13
Please don't, there are people who hate credit cards and don't use them, and people who don't use ebay etc. Like me
Re: Xbox To Do Away With MS Points?
01/25/12 11:32 pm | #15
thank god. i am sick of getting stuck with useless points...which is wasted $ at least then we can use it like how PSN does it.