Tag: Xbox Rewards
News Xbox Fans Share Their 'Birthday Gift' Point Rewards Following Last Week's New Feature
"Little confused ngl lol"
Last week, you may recall that we highlighted a new birthday gift addition for the Xbox Rewards program that had been officially released on the Monday (April 20th), with one of the lead designers confirming it was a brand-new feature. Well, throughout the course of today, we've been bumping into a few examples of these...
News Xbox Rewards Adds Brand-New 'Birthday Gift' Feature With Special Benefits
Xbox employee confirms it launched this past Monday
We've got a new feature for Xbox Rewards / Microsoft Rewards! From now on, you'll receive some special Xbox Rewards benefits when you get to the week of your birthday, including a "birthday gift" that can be redeemed. This was first spotted by Rewards users yesterday, and confirmed by Xbox...
News Xbox Rewards Points Are Being Turned Into An Actual Currency For Buying Games On Console
No more having to redeem Xbox Gift Cards
At the moment, if you want to buy a game with your Microsoft / Xbox Rewards points on console, you have to go to the Rewards dashboard and redeem an Xbox or Microsoft Gift Card in order to add funds to your account. That option isn't going away, but Xbox Rewards points will soon become an actual currency on...
News Microsoft Rewards Announces Major Changes For May 2026 Across Multiple Regions
"We are excited to announce new changes coming soon"
Over the past few months, we've noticed a few Microsoft Rewards / Xbox Rewards users mentioning that they'd seen a notification of major changes coming to their membership, but the rollout has been quite scattered up until now. However, over the past few days, it seems like a lot more people have...
News Xbox Begins Testing New Monthly Quest For Microsoft Rewards Users
It's called "Game Pass monthly multi-platform"
We're always trying to keep track of the latest changes to Microsoft Rewards here at Pure Xbox, and it was revealed via the Microsoft Rewards Reddit community over the weekend that Xbox is testing a new monthly quest for the service. This quest is called "Game Pass monthly multi-platform", and it...
News Microsoft Rewards Is Allowing You To 'Double Your Points' Until The End Of 2025
Update: The offer has been extended!
Fancy topping up your Microsoft Rewards earnings over the next week? Well, there's a new promotion on the Microsoft Rewards dashboard that's allowing you to "double your points" until early December through Bing searches, which you can do on PC, mobile or through the Microsoft Edge browser on Xbox. To find it,...
News Microsoft Rewards Team Insists October Gift Card Sale Hasn't Been Forgotten About
"We've seen your questions"
Back in the middle of September, there was a lot of excitement amongst Microsoft Rewards users after a Gift Card Sale was announced for October... but then nothing ended up happening once October rolled around. Worse still, the advert for the sale suddenly disappeared, leading to a belief that Microsoft might have...
News Xbox Rewards Adds More Weekly Point Buffs For Game Pass Ultimate Members
While nerfing them for other tiers
Last week, we reported on how Xbox Rewards was buffing its points in some cases and nerfing them in others, and it turned out to be part of the Xbox Game Pass overhaul that was announced on October 1st. Today, however, Xbox and Microsoft Rewards members are waking up to find that their weekly tasks have also been...
News Xbox Rewards Is Buffing Its Points In Some Cases, And Nerfing Them In Others
Xbox Game Pass users getting the biggest benefits
A new month has kicked off for Microsoft and Xbox Rewards, and alongside the news that Xbox Game Pass redemptions are apparently being taken away from the service soon, people are noticing that the points have been buffed for the Xbox Rewards service specifically! This seems to apply to various...
News The Xbox Rewards Hub Is Getting Some 'Major' Improvements On PC & Mobile
It's even been optimised for the ROG Xbox Ally!
You know we love to keep you up to date with the latest Microsoft Rewards news here at Pure Xbox, and the folks over at Team Xbox have some exciting updates for us on the PC and mobile front. Firstly, let's talk PC. In preparation for the ROG Xbox Ally's launch in October, they've decided to give the...
News Xbox Fans Have Another Chance To Become A Millionaire With Microsoft Rewards In 2025
Last year's winner has just been announced
You may recall that late last year, we highlighted a special 'Ultimate Giveaway' taking place on the Microsoft Rewards website where one lucky winner would become a millionaire. Well, they're doing the same thing this year too! In fact, Microsoft Rewards has just announced the winner of last year's...
News Microsoft Rewards Appears To Be Increasing Its Prices For Xbox Game Pass
Members are getting emails about it
If you're an avid Microsoft Rewards user, you've probably come across the "auto redeem" feature for Xbox and PC Game Pass at some point - a useful method for keeping your membership active without spending much (or anything at all!). Unfortunately though, some Microsoft Rewards members have been receiving emails...
News Microsoft Rewards Is Practically Giving Away Six Big Movies Right Now
Perfect if you're a LOTR or Hobbit fan
Looking for something to spend your Microsoft Rewards points on? Well, there's a fantastic deal doing the rounds in certain regions which allows you to pick up six Lord of the Rings / Hobbit movies for just 1,500 points each. This is part of something called the Middle-earth Movie Collection, and we can verify...
News 'Rewards Hunter' Announces Retirement Following Xbox Rewards Overhaul
We like the changes, but hate to see this
When we started covering the Xbox Game Pass Quests (and therefore, Microsoft Rewards) program back in 2020 here at Pure Xbox, there were a lot of game-specific tasks that players needed to complete for points. Some of these were lengthy and difficult, and we created a big
Talking Point Xbox Fans Divided Over Changes To 'Rewards' System
"They finally got rid of the daily achievement"
Earlier this week, we shared the news that Xbox Game Pass Quests would be getting a major overhaul to kick off 2025 (in some regions), and that overhaul has now taken place - marking significant changes to how the program works. As you can see in the image above, one of the biggest changes is that...
News Xbox Announces Major Changes To Microsoft Rewards Going Forward
"We are recalibrating our Rewards points system"
Xbox is today announcing some major changes to the Microsoft Rewards program, which includes plans to begin rolling out a "simplified Rewards experience" while also "recalibrating" how users earn Microsoft Rewards points in the future. The first big change is that the old Microsoft Rewards app on...
News Xbox Live Rewards Takes a Hint From Club Nintendo, Offers Physical Items to VIPs
Now you're talking...
Xbox Live Rewards is a cool little service provided by Microsoft to Xbox Live users, allowing them to earn small amounts of money based on what they've bought and played via the Xbox Live service. Most people will pick up a couple of bucks every now and then from the service if they're lucky, but it seems that Microsoft is...
