Love them or hate them Microsoft Points have been a bone of contention ever since the 360 came onto the market. The system requires people to buy credits before purchasing the content on offer. Users have been critical of this method due to the confusing arrangements and ease of use. It would be much easier to purchase games/DLC etc without the mumbo jumbo of purchasing points first. Surely Microsoft could arrange for people to pay on a per purchase basis rather then making them methodically assign their points purchased to the items on offer.
Since the launch of the 360 this method of purchasing products and services has been assigned to other Microsoft applications like Zune, Games for Windows and even to their Windows Phone platforms.
Apparently though this scheme could be coming to an end as Microsoft attempt to build for the future and put their products in line with the ease of the PSN and their other areas of competition.
IGN have reported that Inside Mobile App have confirmed that there is a chance that the system will be changed before the end of 2012. Instead real world money will be used on all transactions and that developers have been told to plan accordingly for the upcoming amendments.
While this is just a rumour at the moment I would imagine that this sort of change can only be good for the XBLA with impulse purchasing becoming even easier. Microsoft have given their standard ‘no comment’ response when asked about these changes but that doesn’t mean they aren’t true. Would you be pleased to see this change come into fruition? Do any of you prefer the current method?
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