Xbox One General Discussion - Part 2 (Please Read 1st Post)

Mickeroo · 25-11-2016 11:34am

qrx wrote: »

I'd say the problem is we'd all be sending "gifts" to our cousins in Singapore and Russia.

It wouldn't really effect that kind of thing imo, you'd still have to buy the game from the store and it would give you the option to buy as a gift. People are buying from foreign regions anyway.

RobbingBandit · 25-11-2016 12:55pm

I have 8000 xbox live points when my nephew tried to redeem an 800 points card on his one s it gave a not the right region error, the cards were bought in tesco and his region is set to Ireland.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-11-2016 12:59pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

I have 8000 xbox live points when my nephew tried to redeem an 800 points card on his one s it gave a not the right region error, the cards were bought in tesco and his region is set to Ireland.

take em back to tesco. you could try setting your console to UK (as thats where the cards may have come from) but I dont know if you'd end up with points stuck in the wrong store.

RobbingBandit · 25-11-2016 1:02pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

take em back to tesco. you could try setting your console to UK (as thats where the cards may have come from) but I dont know if you'd end up with points stuck in the wrong store.

They were on sale in the clearence a couple of months back so no chance of returning them, I got loads and they worked for the other people I gave them too, nephew is a dumb kid so think the error is on his part, I dont have the error code he got to hand here and now otherwise I'd ask on the microsoft troubleshooting site, thanks for the reply.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-11-2016 1:04pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

They were on sale in the clearence a couple of months back so no chance of returning them, I got loads and they worked for the other people I gave them too, nephew is a dumb kid so think the error is on his part, I dont have the error code he got to hand here and now otherwise I'd ask on the microsoft troubleshooting site, thanks for the reply.

:pac:

try redeeming them on your own console, you can always cancel the transaction halfway through, but it'll verify whether or not the cards are valid anyway.

25-11-2016 1:06pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

They were on sale in the clearence a couple of months back so no chance of returning them, I got loads and they worked for the other people I gave them too, nephew is a dumb kid so think the error is on his part, I dont have the error code he got to hand here and now otherwise I'd ask on the microsoft troubleshooting site, thanks for the reply.

I got those too back in the tesco clearance, same error. Worked when I redeemed them on a 360.

CatInABox · 25-11-2016 1:53pm

I went to buy Doom there, and got a nice surprise. I'd gotten £30 worth of Xbox Live Rewards. Doom and Inside for free! Nice!

Lucious Sweet · 25-11-2016 1:56pm

CatInABox wrote: »

I went to buy Doom there, and got a nice surprise. I'd gotten £30 worth of Xbox Live Rewards. Doom and Inside for free! Nice!

Where?

maximoose · 25-11-2016 1:58pm

CatInABox wrote: »

I went to buy Doom there, and got a nice surprise. I'd gotten £30 worth of Xbox Live Rewards. Doom and Inside for free! Nice!

How the hell did you rack up that much? :pac:

It's an awful system

qrx · 25-11-2016 1:59pm

CatInABox wrote: »

I went to buy Doom there, and got a nice surprise. I'd gotten £30 worth of Xbox Live Rewards. Doom and Inside for free! Nice!

What are Xbox live rewards?

TitianGerm · 25-11-2016 2:17pm

qrx wrote: »

What are Xbox live rewards?

It's an award system that gives you back credit for buying and playing a game in a certain timeframe after launch and unlocking a certain amount of achievements, or at least I think that's what it is.

Like putting an award system for people who buy the most Herion :pac:

maximoose · 25-11-2016 2:20pm

http://rewards.xbox.com

CatInABox · 25-11-2016 2:21pm

Xbox Live Rewards is a way for Microsoft to "give back" to their customers. Of course, they give back the minimum amount possible, in the most awkward way possible.

Pretty sure I got the £30 for a Laptop and Xbox One S that I got from the Microsoft store, so it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they got from me.

TitianGerm · 25-11-2016 2:24pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Xbox Live Rewards is a way for Microsoft to "give back" to their customers. Of course, they give back the minimum amount possible, in the most awkward way possible.

Pretty sure I got the £30 for a Laptop and Xbox One S that I got from the Microsoft store, so it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they got from me.

What happened with the second Surface and S after?

runawaybishop · 25-11-2016 2:27pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Xbox Live Rewards is a way for Microsoft to "give back" to their customers. Of course, they give back the minimum amount possible, in the most awkward way possible.

Pretty sure I got the £30 for a Laptop and Xbox One S that I got from the Microsoft store, so it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they got from me.

I get 10% back as credit on all my game purchases, thats not bad.

TitianGerm · 25-11-2016 2:30pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

I get 10% back as credit on all my game purchases, thats not bad.

How though? I never seem to get anything back?

runawaybishop · 25-11-2016 2:33pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

How though? I never seem to get anything back?

You need to sign up to enable it and you go up in tiers as you purchase. 1 star = 1%, doubled to 2% if you are gold and all the way up to 10% for a gold 5 star member. Not sure how much you need to spend to get to tier 5 - some months i would spend 500+ euro on games though.

TitianGerm · 25-11-2016 2:35pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

You need to sign up to enable it and you go up in tiers as you purchase. 1 star = 1%, doubled to 2% if you are gold and all the way up to 10% for a gold 5 star member. Not sure how much you need to spend to get to tier 5 - some months i would spend 500+ euro on games though.

Ah I registered years ago but I'll have a look at my account again later and see what tier I'm on.

runawaybishop · 25-11-2016 2:39pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Ah I registered years ago but I'll have a look at my account again later and see what tier I'm on.

I could be wrong but i think they changed the system a while back and you needed to sign up again.

CatInABox · 25-11-2016 2:39pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

I get 10% back as credit on all my game purchases, thats not bad.

Yeah, I get a measly 2% back. Must up my gamer score!

Fingleberries · 25-11-2016 2:42pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

I could be wrong but i think they changed the system a while back and you needed to sign up again.

Yeah, they reset the tiers back in September 2015. It was a dark time.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-11-2016 2:57pm

I'm not 100% but I'm sure you don't get any rewards for games you buy from other regions.
I suppose you can't have your cake / apple pie / singapore noodles / canadian bacon / white russian and eat it too.

CatInABox · 25-11-2016 2:58pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I'm not 100% but I'm sure you don't get any rewards for games you buy from other regions.
I suppose you can't have your cake / apple pie / singapore noodles / canadian bacon / white russian and eat it too.

Without doubt, that's the best reference to buying on foreign stores I've seen. Bravo good sir!

FAILSAFE 00 · 25-11-2016 3:01pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Yeah, I get a measly 2% back. Must up my gamer score!

I am pretty sure my Irish account is in negative equity at this stage

qrx · 25-11-2016 3:07pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Xbox Live Rewards is a way for Microsoft to "give back" to their customers. Of course, they give back the minimum amount possible, in the most awkward way possible.

Pretty sure I got the £30 for a Laptop and Xbox One S that I got from the Microsoft store, so it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they got from me.

Bah, I hate those sort of things.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-11-2016 3:08pm

qrx wrote: »

Bah, I hate those sort of things.

You hate getting things for free?

CatInABox · 25-11-2016 3:47pm

Had a few pounds of the Xbox Reward Credit left over, so got the Metro Redux bundle as well.

So, I started out on this sale thinking I'd get nothing, and ended up with:

Hitman: The Complete First Season
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
INSIDE
Doom
Metro: Redux bundle

That should keep me going for a while. Of course, I have to finish MGSV first. And then Dead Rising 3. And then.....

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-11-2016 4:01pm

CatInABox wrote: »

Had a few pounds of the Xbox Reward Credit left over, so got the Metro Redux bundle as well.

So, I started out on this sale thinking I'd get nothing, and ended up with:

Hitman: The Complete First Season
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
INSIDE
Doom
Metro: Redux bundle

That should keep me going for a while. Of course, I have to finish MGSV first. And then Dead Rising 3. And then.....

I was restrained enough,

got Hitman, Rainbox 6 and Doom.

still have 75 dollars in singapore credit, so my arm could be twisted if something appealing shows up during the week.

Fingleberries · 25-11-2016 4:04pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I'm not 100% but I'm sure you don't get any rewards for games you buy from other regions.

You would be correct in that ... only purchases in your Xbox Rewards region count towards the pittance and origami birthday cake you get for shopping at home.

EagererBeaver · 25-11-2016 4:19pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I was restrained enough,

got Hitman, Rainbox 6 and Doom.

still have 75 dollars in singapore credit, so my arm could be twisted if something appealing shows up during the week.

FFXV?

Xbox One General Discussion - Part 2 (Please Read 1st Post)

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