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Microsoft Points, introduced in November 2005 as Xbox Live Points, [1] were a digital currency issued by Microsoft for use on its Xbox and Zune product lines. Points could be used to purchase video games and downloadable content from Xbox Live Marketplace, digital content such as music and videos on Zune Marketplace, along with content from Windows Live Gallery.
Besides using direct funds to purchase items from the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft offered Xbox gift cards that could be purchased at retail outlets or included in game packages. These cards included a 25 alpha-numeric code that could be redeemed via the Xbox or on the web for specific content or towards Xbox Points to be used for purchase on ...
In October 2011, users of Xbox Live reported having unauthorized access to their Xbox Live accounts, with Microsoft points subsequently being used and/or bought to purchase various in-game items for FIFA 12. Microsoft responded to such incidents by restricting access to the account for 25 days while the fraud team investigated.
However, games purchased with 240 Microsoft Points will only be playable on one of the platforms; either Xbox 360 or PC. A dual-platform license will cost 400 Microsoft Points. [10] As the Game Room will be available to Gold and Silver Xbox members, the service will be free to use on Games for Windows Live.
Club Bing (previously Live Search Club) was a group of online word games by Microsoft that lasted from April 2007 to May 2012. Players who completed or partially completed a game earned "tickets" (originally up to 1000 per day, then later reduced to 500 [1]) that could be exchanged for Microsoft or
The Microsoft Store (formerly known as the Windows Store) is a digital distribution platform operated by Microsoft.It was created as an app store for Windows 8 as the primary means of distributing Universal Windows Platform apps.
Game Room was a social gaming service for the Xbox 360 video game system, Microsoft Windows PCs, and Windows Phone 7.Launched on March 24, 2010, Game Room let players download classic video games and compete against each other for high scores. [1]
This symbol actually represents the Microsoft Point symbol when viewing a message on live.xbox.com or through the Friendz application for Mac. When ¤ is copied and pasted into a message through Friendz or live.xbox.com and sent to an Xbox Live Friend, it will show up as the Microsoft Point icon when viewed on an Xbox 360.