Report: Microsoft’s Xbox To End Points Virtual Currency, Usher In Gift Cards

By  |  May 15, 2013
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Microsoft plans to replace Xbox Points with a new gift card system similar to iTunes vouchers, according to the The Verge.

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    The Verge claims that a source close to Microsoft tells them that the new gift card platform will be similar to Apple’s iTunes vouchers, letting Xbox owners use real currency to download content.

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    Currently, Microsoft’s gift cards can only be used at the company’s physical retail locations.

    Read the full report here.


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