Xbox Live game prices will be going up: beta feedback

Isn't this a very sneaky way of getting people to register on their own regions now? My account has always been on the UK region for many years now due to legacy issues with XBOX Live in the past (it being not available in SA was a pretty big contributor). Also, I've never seen the benefit of migrating my account to the South African region since it didn't offer me anything new in terms of store content. In fact, the SA store is usually way behind.

So now, since we're not working with points anymore (which were region free) - you have to migrate or register on your actual region, otherwise your credit card won't work with store purchases.

This is total BALLS in my opinion for 2 reasons:

1. I don't want to be on the SA region/store since the content is lacking compared to the US/UK stores.
2. I don't want to use my credit card for MS/XBOX purchases since Microsoft links your credit card details PERMANENTLY to your Live account. It's not like the Playstation network that allows you to remove your credit card details immediately after a purchase. So with Microsoft, if someone ever manages to hack the "MS Live" network - they'd have your credit card details as well since Microsoft keeps them linked.
 
Neo said:
Isn't this a very sneaky way of getting people to register on their own regions now? My account has always been on the UK region for many years now due to legacy issues with XBOX Live in the past (it being not available in SA was a pretty big contributor). Also, I've never seen the benefit of migrating my account to the South African region since it didn't offer me anything new in terms of store content. In fact, the SA store is usually way behind.

So now, since we're not working with points anymore (which were region free) - you have to migrate or register on your actual region, otherwise your credit card won't work with store purchases.

This is total BALLS in my opinion for 2 reasons:

1. I don't want to be on the SA region/store since the content is lacking compared to the US/UK stores.
2. I don't want to use my credit card for MS/XBOX purchases since Microsoft links your credit card details PERMANENTLY to your Live account. It's not like the Playstation network that allows you to remove your credit card details immediately after a purchase. So with Microsoft, if someone ever manages to hack the "MS Live" network - they'd have your credit card details as well since Microsoft keeps them linked.
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Agree that the content isn't up to par but my experience with credit card purchases is completely different from how you explained it. I used my credit card to make a few purchases and was able to immediately remove the card details from my account when I was done and have to re-enter them every time I buy something.
 
That's freaking great news. I remember (very clearly) that there was a period where you could not remove your credit card info once it has been linked to your xbox live account. A lot of people were complaining about it and MS said that if you wanted to remove your credit card info you'd have to delete your xbox live account completely.

That said, does the introduction of local currencies mean that vouchers will be going out the window completely? Or, will there still be vouchers, but instead of points it acts like iTunes vouchers where it contains an actual currency? I mean, the reason why companies use vouchers is to reach people who don't have credits cards, or who don't feel comfortable in using their credit cards online.
 
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