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It's about damn time. Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Points will not be the currency used to purchase items from their next-gen console's store; instead, it will fully support real-world cash, just as the Windows Store in Windows 8 has. It will work exactly as iTunes and the eShop have for a while now; credit and debit cards can be used to load up your account, as well as gift cards that can be bought in-stores. Your account will have cross-platform capabilities, allowing you to use the same account to buy things on Xbox Live, the Windows Store, and the Windows Phone's App Store. Hopefully this will encourage Japanese and indie developers to lean more towards the Xbox again, as the MSP -> $$ currency exchange was downright awful.
However, the Xbox 360 will still fully support MS Points; this change only affects the next Microsoft console. No word yet on if Xbox Live's other main problem (having to buy a Gold subscription) will be fixed or removed along with MSP.
It's about damn time. Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Points will not be the currency used to purchase items from their next-gen console's store; instead, it will fully support real-world cash, just as the Windows Store in Windows 8 has. It will work exactly as iTunes and the eShop have for a while now; credit and debit cards can be used to load up your account, as well as gift cards that can be bought in-stores. Your account will have cross-platform capabilities, allowing you to use the same account to buy things on Xbox Live, the Windows Store, and the Windows Phone's App Store. Hopefully this will encourage Japanese and indie developers to lean more towards the Xbox again, as the MSP -> $$ currency exchange was downright awful.
However, the Xbox 360 will still fully support MS Points; this change only affects the next Microsoft console. No word yet on if Xbox Live's other main problem (having to buy a Gold subscription) will be fixed or removed along with MSP.
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