Microsoft Points to remain the standard on Xbox 360

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Earlier this week we heard murmurs that Microsoft would be phasing out their confusing Points currency on the Xbox 360 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-08-xbox-360-dashboard-update-to-mark-switch-from-microsoft-points-to-real-money-report) with the advent of Windows 8, when in actuality it's only making things more confusing by splitting the payment structures between Windows 8 machines and the Xbox 360.As it turns out, Microsoft Points are only being phased out on Windows 8 machines. "Microsoft Points continue to be the currency for purchasing content for the Xbox 360 console," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/9/3480038/windows-8-local-currency-xbox-content-microsoft-points).So if customers wish to purchase Xbox Video or Xbox Music content with local currency, they'll have to do so on a Windows 8 machine, rather than the Xbox 360 dashboard.That being said, "current Xbox Live customers may also make a purchase using points" on a Windows 8 machine if they'd like, a spokesperson confirmed, so at least your backlog of MS Points will be valid there.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-09-microsoft-points-to-remain-the-standard-on-xbox-360