| Azerth said: hey can you update the op the pricing is an error http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/10/xbox-live-beta-experiencing-incorrect-pricing-in-select-regions/ |
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/billing-and-subscriptions/account-management/microsoft-points-retire-faq
Good thing that was an error, but reading through the faq it all seems rather overcomplicated with a lot of restrictions.
Will I be taxed on my purchase?
We will not apply taxes when you purchase content using currency that we add to your account at the time of the transition. However, when you use currency that you add to your account after the transition (including from Xbox Gift Cards), all appropriate taxes will be applied to those purchases.
So now you will pay tax on purchase, instead of when buying the point cards, just as with psn gift cards.
That's where the good news ends
- Currency from point cards redeemed after the transition will expire 1 year after redeeming the card. However there is no expiry date on the cards themselves yet, don't redeem them early I guess.
- Can't transfer between accounts (couldn't anyway)
- Can't do split payments in local currency plus credit card.
This has me puzzled, does that mean you still have to top up your account in fixed amounts?
- Can't use it to buy xbox live gold.
Seems all the restrictions on what you could do with points are still there, only taxation has shifted to the actual point of purchase.
