Dunno if anyone posted this yet. Lock if so:
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/billi...ccount-management/microsoft-points-retire-faq
Some key info:
Previously purchased MSP will eventually expire even if redeemed? If I'm understanding that right, that's some BS.
Yes, you did!
Microsoft considers converting your MSP balance to your local currency a gift to you. Since it's only a "promotional value" the funds they add will expire after a year. Nothing you can do about that thanks to nasty ToS agreements.
A nifty way to wipe the slate clean, making sure that no one who stocked up on cheap MSP during sales in the past can take them into the new generation along with their accounts past the first year, when things might get interesting in terms of games and sales on Xbone.
Not only that, but MS will collect a ton of cash through an "Office Space" scheme grabbing all those cent amounts you can't spend on anything.
And on a nice side note, if you move your account to another region, you will lose your funds in general. So no more hot swapping your US account to the Hungarian marketplace for dirt cheap game sales, or you know, legitimately studying / serving abroad.
I think that is another outrageous and borderline illegal decision by Microsoft to fuck their loyal customers over and milk them for every last drop they can get!
I have a ton of MSP myself exclusively reserved for sales that come far and few in between. It was always the sentiment that retail bought MSP won't expire, which obviously was a fucking lie. If I were you I wouldn't trust MS stating that the funds added to your account through gift cards won't expire.
Obviously Microsoft can do whatever the fuck they want and the majority here doesn't seem to care either!
