Mother is too afraid to user her credit card over the Internet. CNN, FOX News or whomever has led her to believe that this fascinating online web of awesome is a dark and evil place where thugs and scoundrels gather. The media is probably right, but the majority of us -- hopefully -- are aware that typing our sensitive credit digits ain’t no thing if they’re given to actual retailers. Apparently, enough of the Xbox LIVE community isn't with it. Starting tonight, you can use PayPal to purchase Microsoft Banana Dollars.
There’s not much to it. According to Major Nelson, potential users will need to travel to the official Xbox Web site and then link their account. Boom. That’s it.
This method of payment can only be used on the official Xbox page -- not on the dashboard. It’s also only available to the US. Sorry, Canadians.
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10:46 PM on 08.06.2009
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pleaaaazeee MS! just get my paycheck straight to MS points!
This x100
At least on the Zune, there is a real money option (monthly subscription vs. single song download). But still, Down with Space Bucks.
I mean, do we need to buy special Walmart points to buy something at Walmart? How ridiculous does that even sound?
This is FAIL.
At least let me use my entropay prepaid credit card!!!
I still have an old credit card on there that is no longer valid, and even more annoyingly, it gets selected as the default payment type because it is first in the list, so I have to change it every time I buy something.
Oh hey, when you use the Zune software to Add Points, it will save to your Gamertag. As a pleasant shock, they did in fact add the option to 'Remove a Card' and Link your Paypal account, on Xbox.com
Praises to being able to remove my CC info, I loathe having my CC linked to my GT, especially to prevent 'Drunken DLC' purchases. I'm also not a fan of getting a points card in stores, as the shops who supply them don't make a profit, and leaving the house for no reason is fail. Now I can get DLC with my Card, and purge the info when done. ;)