{"id":31311,"date":"2012-01-24T11:51:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31311"},"modified":"2012-01-24T12:11:30","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T10:11:30","slug":"rumour-control-ms-points-getting-binned-real-money-to-be-used-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/31311-rumour-control-ms-points-getting-binned-real-money-to-be-used-instead","title":{"rendered":"Rumour control: MS Points getting binned, real money to be used instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

In news that could be a good or a totally disastrous thing, an industry source is claiming that Microsoft<\/a> intends to swap out its Microsoft Points system for real cash by the end of 2012.<\/p>\n

According to an exclusive report on Inside Mobile Apps, a “a source with knowledge of the company\u2019s decision”, all transactions would be resolved in the regional currency set on a user’s account profile, which South Africans will immediately realise is potentially a huge problem.<\/p>\n

For those of us holding out on migrating to the rubbish local Xbox LIVE<\/a> service, we might no longer have much choice unless we own foreign credit cards. This is my not-happy face.<\/p>\n

For the moment, Microsoft is playing its usual “we don’t comment on rumour or speculation, lol” card.<\/p>\n

BUT! It seems unlikely they’d do something like this, and for one very obvious reason (okay, James actually pointed it out) – putting fixed cash values on Xbox LIVE titles would mean people no longer have small amounts of Microsoft munnies left in their virtual pockets.<\/p>\n

And that<\/em> would mean nobody buying premium dashboard themes or junk for their Avatars.<\/p>\n

I mean, seriously, nobody actually buys MSP just for that stuff except that time I bought MSP for the Gears of War Ticker pet but that’s different because it’s a Gears of War Ticker pet and who wouldn’t have<\/em> to have one? Exactly.<\/p>\n

Source: Inside Mobile Apps<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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