Microsoft Rewards is one of the ecosystem's biggest unsung heroes. When it comes to Microsoft Edge, Bing, or even Xbox, Microsoft will literally pay you to use them. If you make an account on ...

Microsoft announced at E3 last month that they would be getting rid of its Microsoft Points currency system and using real money for transactions for now on. Today, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live ...

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The move away from Microsoft Points has been rumored for some time now, but now it looks like Microsoft may be officially ditching its virtual currency system and instead allow Xbox users to make ...

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Microsof MSFT t is in a bit of a pickle, to say the least, now that they have to sell an Xbox Series X (and likely, Series S) this fall without the main thing that was supposed to sell them, Halo ...

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue Microsoft Points with the next Xbox 360 system update. The firm's Marc Whitten announced during E3 that after plenty of user feedback, it would switch ...

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Microsoft is pressuring Xbox to deliver higher profit margins, a move that undoubtedly explained Xbox's decision to try to ...

After irritating gamers for nearly a decade with its requirement to buy digital goods with "Microsoft Points" rather than real-world currency, Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is laying its points ...

As part of its plan to transition from Microsoft Points to real currency, Microsoft will phase out Points-based Xbox Live Rewards beginning Aug. 1, according to an email sent to Polygon this morning.