Showing posts with label Microsoft Points. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft Points. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Importance of Microsoft Points

Microsoft Points will become increasingly important, as you may see in the next generation Xbox released by Microsoft. You may be wondering why, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that gaming companies are wanting to go with digital distribution and start selling games and content via the internet, instead of selling them by hand. So you should really cherish the method on how to get Free Microsoft Points as shown in my first post. On the Xbox 360, you don't have much of a need for Microsoft Points nor Xbox Live. While they are useful, you could essentially use it as a single player console. But if you want to use the Xbox Live Marketplace or Xbox Live Arcade, you'll need to pay up some points. You'll see how much more the importance of Microsoft Points is.

Right now, The Xbox 360 allows you to pay for games up front and use discs, obviously. The size of an average Xbox 360 game can reach up to 8gb's. But they also allow you to download Xbox Live Arcade games, Xbox originals and Demo's off of the Xbox Live Marketplace. Imagine having to download a 10 or even 20 gb game, that would take ages. But that is what Microsoft and Sony are possibly getting prepared to do.

With the age of Digital Distribution, Piracy would be a thing of the past. Pirating games that are digitally distributed would be pretty much impossible. You'd have to literally hack servers in order to do such a thing. With piracy decreased, that would possibly mean that the sales of the games themselves increase. As seen by how Sony released a portable system that thrives off of Digital Distribution. Microsoft likes to be ahead of the competition as well, so I'm sure that they'll focus on Digital Distribution one way or another next generation.

With that in mind, Microsoft would most likely make you pay for the games by either credit card or Microsoft Points. A hefty sum of Microsoft Points, might I add. That is where the importance of Microsoft Points would come, not only would you need to use them to download games, but you'd probably need them for downloading add-on's and all of that. Some people are concerned about the digital age mainly because they don't have access to the internet. In which case, I'm not sure how Microsoft would get around that problem, but it's a definite issue they'd have to resolve.

All Video Game companies, ideally, are against piracy. If the most drastic step they can take to prevent piracy is by stepping into the age of digital distribution, I am almost certain they will whether it be the next generation or the generation after that. But just keep in mind, those Microsoft Points you're spending so gingerly now will be a necessity some time in the future. Not to be ominous, because this certainly isn't bad news, it's like the switch from cartridges to CD's. At this time, Free Microsoft Points will be a great thing, as shown in my first post. But you will probably be seeing the Importance of Microsoft Points eventually.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Microsoft Points Guide

So you've gotten your Free Microsoft Points, now what? If you're an Xbox 360 gamer, you must know that there are many things for you to consider when it comes to Xbox Live and your Microsoft Points code. If you want to know some content that's worth buying or taking a look at on the Xbox Live Market Place, then read the rest of this post to help you think about how you can spend your Free Microsoft Points.

First off, you should know how to redeem your microsoft points code, if you don't already know how. To do so, you simply either go to your dashboard and redeem it at the appropriate blade in the dashboard, or you can redeem it through the official Xbox Live website. If you see something saying Free Microsoft Points Generator, turn the other way, it's an obvious fake. Those steal your xbox live website information, and you'll need another gamertag. So once you've redeemed your Microsoft Points code, you can now buy content from the Xbox Live Market place.Content over the market place have costs from anywhere between 500 - 2000+ microsoft points. So here is some good content to take a look at.

If you're new to the market place, the first thing you should take a look at is the Xbox Live Arcade, assuming you have the microsoft points ready. This is a collection of games released to Xbox Live available for purchase, these are full games, usually in the form of 2d games. Some games you should take a look at are Alien Hominid, Castle Crashers and Geometry Wars. Those are all some of the top games the Xbox Live Arcade has to offer. They cost under the price range of your 2000 Microsoft Points that you should have.

The demo's available in the Market Place are actually free, so you wouldn't need to spend money on them. It's good if you just want to test a game that you might want to buy sometime in the future. Another good thing to spend your Free Microsoft Points on is the Xbox Live Originals. Those are the successful games of the previous original Xbox, that you'll be able to purchase for around 2000 microsoft points. Yeah, full games that you'll be able to download, this is perfect those of you who have the Xbox 360 and skipped the original Xbox.

Besides that, some good extra's will be the premium content that the xbox live market place has to offer. This content includes downloadable content released by game developers, premium clothing for your avatar, and backgrounds for your dashboard. So this is some of the things that you'll be able to do with your Free Microsoft Points.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition

Lucas Arts announced that Star Wars The Force Unleashed will be getting some new Downloadable Content for you to enjoy, to give you a bit more story to play through. You'll be able to travel to a new planet where you''ll be meeting some familiar faces such as Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Great news for those who completed the story of the original and wanted more, after seeing the fate of your character. This DLC will not be free, obviously, you will have to pay using your Microsoft Points. If you want a way of getting this DLC, but you don't have the points, I suggest you read my first post on how to get Free Microsoft Points. This new content will let you return to playing your character, the secret apprentice, for more tasks to be done.

You will resume the role of Starkiller from the original Force Unleashed, to do the deeds of the Emperor. Whom will give you the task of killing off the remaining Jedi in the galaxy. Not much different from the Force Unleashed, when you were doing that as well. But the Jedi you are hunting are more well known now. If you're wondering how you'll look, for those of you who actually completed the game, you'll be in your Sith Stalker armor. If you don't know why you're in Sith Stalker armor, then you need to go back to the first game and finish it. The DLC will be able to recognize what choice you made during the end of the game.

You'll be fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and Boba Fett on the planet Tattooine. This is planet for release on all the consoles it was on previously. So if you had the original Star Wars Force Unleashed, and you want some more story to play through, get this DLC. If you want the DLC for free, read my posts on how to get Free Microsoft Points easily.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Free Microsoft Points


Free Microsoft Points are an Xbox 360 gamer's dream. They're used to buy everything from add-on game content to demo's to exclusive dashboards. If you are looking for a way of getting Free Microsoft Points, then read the rest of this article for an easy way of doing so.

Normally they'd cost you around $20 for the points, but here's a way of getting Free Microsoft Points for little work. This isn't a Microsoft Points generator or anything like that, and you don't give away any of your account information, so you're safe. This is a risk free, easy way of getting your Free Microsoft Points code.

First off, you need to head over to the Rewards website so you can sign up for your free account. I recommend that you make a new email account so you can be more organized. I'd recommend a Gmail account, and that'd be the account that you get your Free Microsoft Points sent to. Once you are signed up, head over to the "Offers" section, then click "Free Offers". Offers are free surveys that you can do. Each survey you do gives you points, that you can use to get rewards off of the website. One of these rewards being Free Microsoft Points.

Once you have 20 points, go to the Rewards section and browse for the free 1600 Microsoft Points. Then all you have to do is request it and within 1 - 2 days, the code will be sent to your email. This is especially good if you want Microsoft Points and you don't want your parents to know, because you're getting this by email. The only way they'd know is if they checked your email.

So that is the way to get your Free Microsoft Points, if you have any questions, leave a comment. So sign up here!