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But no more funny money means less fun! Phasing out Microsoft Points is like doing away with Arcade Tokens,just another way of disrespecting the old ways of the industry in a vain attempt to contemporize and dumb things down for the casuals.
Why,we ought to pass around a petition made of actual paper or maybe the plastic that Microsoft Points cards are made of to save Bill Bucks!
Why,we ought to pass around a petition made of actual paper or maybe the plastic that Microsoft Points cards are made of to save Bill Bucks!
I dunno, I wouldn't mind the points sticking around as an option, just because retailers will put 'Points' on sale, but they won't put dollar-valued 'gift cards' on sale. And I like paying discounted prices for points, it helps take the edge off of the ever-increasing XBLA prices.
I don't understand the hate for the points system... they allow for discounts. No one is going to sell you a $20 MS Gift Card for less than $20 but you can easily buy 1600 MS Points Cards for $15.
Good, arbitrary point systems are bullshit.
The only purpose they pose is to obfuscate the actual cost of items to make it easier to sell thing at a higher price point.
The only purpose they pose is to obfuscate the actual cost of items to make it easier to sell thing at a higher price point.
I've never had a problem with the point system, but I also don't really care if they go to normal currency. The downside, as others have said, is that you can get good discounts on points cards, but cards that have actual currency values printed on them don't generally go on sale. As long as I can still use cards and codes, I'll be happy enough.
If I have 50 cents on my account, I would buy a product, minus 50 cents. With MS Points, it's useless funny money. I support this.
It's not like they hide the equation for calculating how much a game will cost. Glad they are keeping both options.
Agreed with the people enjoying discounts on their points. Points provide the ability to pay discounted prices for those smart enough to play the game, while taxing those to stupid to do so. What is not to love?
I don't understand the hate either. I use the Bing Rewards program and do arbitrary searches everyday for approximately 5-10 minutes. After 2-3 weeks of this I get a free code for 400 points; that's $5 man! It's for companies easier to give away fake points than it is real money, in my opinion.
Let's NOT hope. I can buy MS points at a discount TAX FREE on eBay. Using cash, I lose the discount, and have to pay SALES TAX, because I can't buy cash on eBay! Only folks who think they are retarded have NO CLUE about saving money and good economics.
I feel point systems should be used as rewards while purchasing items should be real cash values.
Hasnt Microsoft had a lot of problems with the MSpoint system since it started?
Hasnt Microsoft had a lot of problems with the MSpoint system since it started?
I Live in Honduras (America Central) and don't have a credit card (and don't plan to have one) and the systems of points is really neat for us outside of United States.. and that's why we prefer using XLA over PSN even when PSN is free for multiplayer when you want to purchase anything you need not only a credit card but an USA credit card...
Well... suck for us now =D
Well... suck for us now =D
I dislike most point based currency, especially the ones where you need to make a minimum purchase of $5 worth of points, even if you only want something that is worth $1-2.
There's going to be an update to the 360 the day Win8 launches. Maybe this will be included in the changes.
Eh, good for it, but it doesn't mean XBL proper will ever use it. For all we know right now it's PC only, even though I highly doubt that changing it over in XBL would be that hard. Guess we'll see when Windows 8 comes out and the dashboard update some of us are beta testing is officially released.
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