| endimion said: well one reason they used points was convenience for them.... one currency to price everything in the store was far better for them.... and yeah this a prime example of peeps bitching .... getting what they want and then realizing it might have been better before.... even if the price would have went up.... we loose the possibility to get discounted point cards and free points with the reward plan.... which is a direct loss for customers.... but hey they got what they wanted now live with it |
Yeah but who has confirmed that? Like, Sony gave me 10$ a little while ago. Why wouldn't MS continue to give just currency values? Sony could do it easy as pie. And you can get cheaper psn cards on ebay.
And really, all MS had to do was change the way points worked. They didn't NEED to go into currency, and I'm not sure at all that they did this because of consumers either. It could have more to do with the windows 8/ windows phone integration where points might become a nuissance. Rather than doing this to address complaints about points, it might have much more to do with streamlining the platforms.
I mean, if they wanted to address user complaints, all they had to do was change the points values to match local currency pennies, and charge rates accordingly. That would have solved both the supposed issue with CC swipes, taxes, and all the user complaints. But yaknow, I'm no genius. If they didn't simply use that answer, then that's because my answer is for a different question. Again, this is likely not related at all to user complaints about points.
EDIT: This is simply the result of merging the xbox marketplace into one central area.
