Everyone keeps talking about "redeeming microsoft points" well is there a place to just earn them? or get some for free to sign up for something? I don't really have extra cash after spending 600 bucks on all the stuff with my 360... so I would like to get some free Microsoft Points to try out this marketplace. If anyone knows of a way to get some for free or for a discounted price please let me know. (its supposed to be something that eventually they would give away during promotions... but why not now?)
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[quote name='CorranFox']Everyone keeps talking about "redeeming microsoft points" well is there a place to just earn them? or get some for free to sign up for something? I don't really have extra cash after spending 600 bucks on all the stuff with my 360... so I would like to get some free Microsoft Points to try out this marketplace. If anyone knows of a way to get some for free or for a discounted price please let me know. (its supposed to be something that eventually they would give away during promotions... but why not now?)[/QUOTE]
Yes you in fact do "Redeem" The points. But you have to "Buy" them in order to have any to "Redeem". Also why would they give out free MS Points? They sell good right now so giving them away free wouldn't be smart for MS would it?
Yes you in fact do "Redeem" The points. But you have to "Buy" them in order to have any to "Redeem". Also why would they give out free MS Points? They sell good right now so giving them away free wouldn't be smart for MS would it?
Because they are "promotional" so if you give away 100 points here and 200 points there it allows people to try the points, find out they are good and then buy more. I think this year at E3 there will be vouchers given out, and also at special events like xbox partys (or the zero hour event) would be good times to give away a few hundred points... this is what they are going for here, they just haven't started doing it yet... (to them they are just points, it wouldn't hurt them finacially to give a few away here and there and it makes smart sense to get people hooked on xbox live arcade) Anyways I'm not really looking for a handout of 10000 points or something, I'm just looking for a few points so I can try the service out, maybe grab a few themes you know, try before you buy mentality.
[quote name='CorranFox']Because they are "promotional" so if you give away 100 points here and 200 points there it allows people to try the points, find out they are good and then buy more. I think this year at E3 there will be vouchers given out, and also at special events like xbox partys (or the zero hour event) would be good times to give away a few hundred points... this is what they are going for here, they just haven't started doing it yet... (to them they are just points, it wouldn't hurt them finacially to give a few away here and there and it makes smart sense to get people hooked on xbox live arcade) Anyways I'm not really looking for a handout of 10000 points or something, I'm just looking for a few points so I can try the service out, maybe grab a few themes you know, try before you buy mentality.[/QUOTE]
The only problem is if it ends up like with the 2 Month Free XBLive cards, since I know quite a few friends who, through smart shopping and planning, were able to get around two to three years of XBLive absolutely free by spending around $100 in games that they wanted, people could theoretically abuse promotional Marketplace points with reckless abandon. Granted, I'm sure Microsoft could think something up about restricting how many promotional points you can use with each account but it depends where they would have to work in order to implement that safeguard. And if it takes a great deal of extra work for a nominal promotion on Microsoft's end...I can't really see them trying to promote something that most 360 owners are already aware of and are utilizing just to get a few more people onboard.
Besides, I understand what you're getting at but I don't think Microsoft would even attempt doing that. I forget which avenue is cheaper (either online or offline purchasing of points) but one of the available options tends to go for less money, and if you shop around you can get a worthwhile amount of points for quite a bit less than they are usually worth (ie: ongoing Sam Goody clearances, TRU clearances, etc.), allowing you to pick up points for pennies on the dollar.
For example, most Sam Goody locations, if they still have the 1600 point packs left, should have them around $17.50 apiece on average (this is after the clearance sale) and, beyond that, it could reach as low as $12.50 or even lower for 1600 points. That's quite a stellar price if you want to dip into the Marketplace without really comitting.
The only problem is if it ends up like with the 2 Month Free XBLive cards, since I know quite a few friends who, through smart shopping and planning, were able to get around two to three years of XBLive absolutely free by spending around $100 in games that they wanted, people could theoretically abuse promotional Marketplace points with reckless abandon. Granted, I'm sure Microsoft could think something up about restricting how many promotional points you can use with each account but it depends where they would have to work in order to implement that safeguard. And if it takes a great deal of extra work for a nominal promotion on Microsoft's end...I can't really see them trying to promote something that most 360 owners are already aware of and are utilizing just to get a few more people onboard.
Besides, I understand what you're getting at but I don't think Microsoft would even attempt doing that. I forget which avenue is cheaper (either online or offline purchasing of points) but one of the available options tends to go for less money, and if you shop around you can get a worthwhile amount of points for quite a bit less than they are usually worth (ie: ongoing Sam Goody clearances, TRU clearances, etc.), allowing you to pick up points for pennies on the dollar.
For example, most Sam Goody locations, if they still have the 1600 point packs left, should have them around $17.50 apiece on average (this is after the clearance sale) and, beyond that, it could reach as low as $12.50 or even lower for 1600 points. That's quite a stellar price if you want to dip into the Marketplace without really comitting.
Not a "deal" really, but you get points with the 360 Xbox Live Starter Kit. So MS already targets newbies by packaging points in with the kit. But if you still need a 1-year subscription, that's one possible avenue.
Deals on points are going to be hard to come by, excluding clearances, since they are essentially currency. Its like saying you'd like to buy $5 with fifty cents. Its a nice dream, but not one we'll likely see any time soon.
Deals on points are going to be hard to come by, excluding clearances, since they are essentially currency. Its like saying you'd like to buy $5 with fifty cents. Its a nice dream, but not one we'll likely see any time soon.
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[quote name='CorranFox']Because they are "promotional" so if you give away 100 points here and 200 points there it allows people to try the points, find out they are good and then buy more. I think this year at E3 there will be vouchers given out, and also at special events like xbox partys (or the zero hour event) would be good times to give away a few hundred points... this is what they are going for here, they just haven't started doing it yet... (to them they are just points, it wouldn't hurt them finacially to give a few away here and there and it makes smart sense to get people hooked on xbox live arcade) Anyways I'm not really looking for a handout of 10000 points or something, I'm just looking for a few points so I can try the service out, maybe grab a few themes you know, try before you buy mentality.[/QUOTE]
Thats why the have free demos of the games. Hence you try the game before you "Redeem" your points for it. You want them to let you try Themes and Gamer pics also? Whats $6.00 to you for like 3 Themes?
I just can't figure out why you would like MS to hand out points for nothing. I really couldn't see Bill Gates out on the streets handing out money to everyone so why whould they start now?
Thats why the have free demos of the games. Hence you try the game before you "Redeem" your points for it. You want them to let you try Themes and Gamer pics also? Whats $6.00 to you for like 3 Themes?
I just can't figure out why you would like MS to hand out points for nothing. I really couldn't see Bill Gates out on the streets handing out money to everyone so why whould they start now?
[quote name='CorranFox']Because they are "promotional" so if you give away 100 points here and 200 points there it allows people to try the points, find out they are good and then buy more. I think this year at E3 there will be vouchers given out, and also at special events like xbox partys (or the zero hour event) would be good times to give away a few hundred points... this is what they are going for here, they just haven't started doing it yet... (to them they are just points, it wouldn't hurt them finacially to give a few away here and there and it makes smart sense to get people hooked on xbox live arcade) Anyways I'm not really looking for a handout of 10000 points or something, I'm just looking for a few points so I can try the service out, maybe grab a few themes you know, try before you buy mentality.[/QUOTE]
You're looking at it wrong. Marketplace points are currency, plain and simple. Why doesn't the government give away money? Well, I suppose it does sometimes, but it's not in an effort to get everyone to realize how great money is.
And "try before you buy"? There are some free themes available, and if $20 for some marketplace points is going to impact you in any way financially, you need to reconsider your 360 purchase.
You're looking at it wrong. Marketplace points are currency, plain and simple. Why doesn't the government give away money? Well, I suppose it does sometimes, but it's not in an effort to get everyone to realize how great money is.
And "try before you buy"? There are some free themes available, and if $20 for some marketplace points is going to impact you in any way financially, you need to reconsider your 360 purchase.
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[quote name='nwaugh']You're looking at it wrong. Marketplace points are currency, plain and simple. Why doesn't the government give away money? Well, I suppose it does sometimes, but it's not in an effort to get everyone to realize how great money is.
And "try before you buy"? There are some free themes available, and if $20 for some marketplace points is going to impact you in any way financially, you need to reconsider your 360 purchase.[/QUOTE]
Well Put. Thanks.
And "try before you buy"? There are some free themes available, and if $20 for some marketplace points is going to impact you in any way financially, you need to reconsider your 360 purchase.[/QUOTE]
Well Put. Thanks.
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