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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.
With version 3.0 of the Games for Windows – Live service, an in-game marketplace was included; in addition to new account management tools, such as the ability to change a Gamertag for 800 Microsoft Points. [35] The in-game marketplace enables users to purchase DLC without exiting, as it installs the content directly from within the game. [4]
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.
As part of the "New Xbox Experience" update launched on November 19, 2008, Microsoft launched Xbox Live Community Games (later renamed to Xbox Live Indie Games), a service similar to Xbox Live Arcade, with smaller and less expensive games created by independent developers and small studios using the XNA framework. [5]
By year's end, Microsoft had shipped 1.5 million units, including 900,000 in North America, 500,000 in Europe, and 100,000 in Japan. [54] In May 2008, Microsoft announced that 10 million Xbox 360s had been sold and that it was the "first current generation gaming console" to surpass the 10 million figure in the US. [55]
The Xbox 360 is a video game console released by Microsoft in 2005. It was their second console, following the original Xbox's 2001 release. The platform was a success, and went on to being the best selling Western-developed console to date, with rich software support from third party game publishers.
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.
Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [1] Its current best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system; Microsoft Office, a suite of productivity software; Xbox, a line of entertainment of games, music, and video; Bing, a line of search engines; and Microsoft ...