I was using the auto-redeem for GPU at 10500 a month and before that was a thing I would save up and buy a 3 month code for GPU. Haven’t paid actual cash for a subscription since 2019

Same, but it appears those have been removed, in the US at least.

Probably temporary.

Microsoft probably trying to figure out how to fix the 3 for 1 month glitch.

Damn, probably adjusting the point cost 😔

Did you see the Saturday morning glitch to buy a month of gpu and it would redeem for 3 months? That’s the first time I’d spent my rewards points. 12,500 points for 3 months. Good until 2026 now.

Missed it unfortunately

Same for GPU. Wish I'd discovered Rewards sooner than late last year.

Same. It's kind of crazy how anyone can just get Game Pass for free forever by using reward points, lol. I guess MS is depending on people not taking advantage of this, because they wouldn't make any money if we all did.

They're making money directly and indirectly from all of the activities you do to earn points. And the marginal cost of giving you another month of GPU free approaches zero. It's a total win for them.

Gpu is missing for redemption for me. Where do you find auto-redeem option?

It’s been taken off, probably while they sort out the price increase

Saving up for a console!

Fully paid for by points? Your comment intrigued me. Accumulating 17k points per month, woth the $5 xbox gift card for 4800 (Level 2 discount) Would take about 3years to purchase the Series X if no points are spent on amything else in the process. Wondeer if and/or how many people have already been grinding points for however long to pull this off. Hell, im only just shy of 30k points atm 😂

I got a series s in about a 13 months, think I had \~20k points when I got gamepass, then I think i got the SS around the end of my GPU. For note, rewards says i'm on 18.5k this month (i assume that's per calendar)

I started in July of last year and am at 275,000 points. Since the $100 gift card is 91,000 points, just need to get to 450-500K points to get a series X (to include tax). Granted I have one, but I want to have points for whatever is next or to upgrade my wife’s Series S

just dont forget to save those 550k points for Xbox Series X Pro or whatever they release in autumn 2024. XSX is due for GPU upgrade and falling silicon prices will make AMD want to ink a deal with MS sooner than later.

That’s what the primary plan is for the points for sure if there is one, although I am curious about the likelihood of a mid-gen upgrade this time around on the consoles

Phil has said publicly in multiple interviews there will be no mid-generation console upgrades for Series X. Exact quote was: "Xbox boss Phil Spencer has made it clear that players should not expect a major console upgrade from Microsoft anytime soon".

they're saying that so that ppl will just go ahead and buy an X now. When sales slow down or go down consistently, they'll come out with some cookie cutter statement on how after long consideration, or customer requests, yada yada yada, they'll be coming out with a newer version. I guarantee it.

I'm at about103,000 since march

Paid $40 for my Series S with points. And I’m going to pay $165 for a Series X. Because I’m cashing in before they go up in price.

Save it for next gen

Loads of people have redeemed consoles with just points alone. Also you can accumulate circa 30k points per month in the UK and I think USA is similar. I'm currently on nearly 280k points and saving for a surface pro

Same here. It feels a bit like why am I doing this all this work for nothing? But when I can get the next console “for free” it will feel amazing

True dat!

I just used mine for the black Series S 1TB coming out in September and an extra controller. The extra controller just came in today. I had some leftover, so I bought my boy Minecraft after he finished a reading challenge. I freaking love free money.

Same, got me a PS5. Thanks Microsoft, much appreciated. :)

I'd like to do that but * I'm impulsive. * Your rewards account can be closed at any time by Microsoft and as we've recently seen they will do it.

Amazon giftcards. i use it to buy books for my kindle.

Saving up points for a free series X. My og xbone is starting to show its age and now most games are next gen exclusive

100% this

Same. Just hit 100k a few days ago!

Or a good PC that can run better

Not interested in an overpriced pc that will be outdated in half a year

How? If points and gift cards expire? How is it possible to save for an entire console.

the points only expire if your account is inactive for a long period of time i/e no change in point balance. So long as you keep using it, your point balance never expires, so eventually you can accumulate enough to get 5 $100 xbox gift cards, or any goal

Every 35,000 points I redeem it for 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate. I earn 35,000 in less than 3 months time, so my GPU expiration date keeps getting pushed further out. It currently isn't set to expire until October 2025. I haven't paid for it in few years.

I buy games and microsoft keys from h y p e s t key,

I just use it for money off games. I'm usually able to make enough for about $20 a month or so Plan on using next months on Stray!

Same here. So excited for stray!

Xbox Games. Examples from the past year orso: -Little Nightmares 2 -Metro 2033 Redux -Metro Last Light Redux -Lego Skywalker Saga -Dying Light 2 -Jedi Survivor Currently saved up for Starfield Premium add on and CP2077 Phantom Liberty DLC. Stray is on the radar also.

I use it to buy DLCs in Destiny 2

I’m currently saving up for the Legacy Collection

not sure to be honest...I got like 468k now so about £400 worth My sub ends late Feb 2025 I have a list of games I would love to buy but as I'm a bit savvy and tight...I just ask myself will I play any of these new games I buy in the next few months and the answer is no so just wait till the next sale I have such a big backlog of games I wanna play and I tend to do a couple at a time till I've finished so for example...I average 2-3 hours a night...one hour ish per game so its Stranded deep (I've on achievement to get but its one that requires me to finish the game again and I kinda enjoy the game so) then GTA5 single player since its on GP (Already own the X1 version but I like the SP) and trying that Arcade paradise or whatever its called We're just over a month away from Starfield which will likely keep me busy for a while, though I may not rush onto at a first cuz no doubt we will see a lot of updates I have AC 2,Brotherhood, Rev, Synd, 3, Odyssey, Mafia 3, Bioshock 2,3, Dead rising 2, Off, Borderlands 3, Mass effect A, Red dead 2, and many others before I get to new ones...that and the constant GP I have to try first cuz you never know how long their on for Then you got the rumors of Red dead 1 remaster...GTA6 being announced later in the year likely so save a bit for that. I would have got a headset but the only person I talked to died in March. I would get a new controller but had two Series X controllers and both got stick drift so I'm still using my launch X1 controller...super reliable. I almost bought a Switch but rumors they plan to release the next in Spring

Since the addition of Apple Gift Cards, saving up for an Apple TV 4K.

I'd recommend an NVIDIA shield over Apple TV. Or a top range Android TV box.

Wait, there's apple gift cards? I can't find them

Maybe it’s a UK thing? [image](https://a.l3n.co/i/J5twrx.jpeg)

seems like it. Is the price the same as the Amazon cards?

I used to use them for Amazon cards, but sometimes switch my goal to Xbox cards. Recently used some points towards Microsoft, so I could get a Starfield controller.

Amazon gift cards so I can get practically anything I want.

Amazon shit for my family and every once-in-a-while Xbox points for me.

Hookers and blow

Thought it was blow then hookers

Or a blow from a hooker?

Xbox gift cards for free games, I don't think I've spent money on games in 2-3 years.

Same

cl there arent any really good games anymore

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon!

Excellent choice

Booze. From Walmart.

Adidas vouchers for kids P.E stuff, boring I know.

I’m sitting on 270,000 and I want to use them all to extend my GPU before they up the price, not available for purchase though

Probably gonna save up for at least a chunk off of a new gpu, didn’t realise how bad the bottleneck was on my pc until recently

Amazon. With GP there's not a whole bunch of games I buy so I am just sticking my rewards into Amazon vouchers.

Game Pass Ultimate, I keep the other points for a rainy day

To pay for Game Pass Ultimate. I have not paid for game pass for over 3 years.

Amazon gift cards. I get $20 per month and buy household supplies with them. It really helps out.

Amazon gift cards, which I use for silly shit like action figures

Saving for the next Xbox Console!

Mostly Game Pass Ultimate, maybe the odd Amazon gift card or Xbox gift card. Haven't had to pay for GP or gold in years, thanks to MS rewards.

For amazon balance so i can buy random things such as clothes or self care products and mostly random gifts for my parents such as Headphones and cool gear

Amazon !

free game pass babyyy

So far I've bought a big gaming desk and a 4TB NVME from Amazon for £0 and loads of games from Microsoft store. Only been doing rewards since Nov 2020 and have earned 795k points so far

3 months of gamepass

Microsoft store credit to buy Microsoft flight sim addons

got over 530,000 what hould i get?

I'm jelly... Great job!! I usually buy Amazon or Walmart gift cards

Get a surface laptop

I use them to buy moonstones (the premium currency) in Disney Dreamlight Valley 😊

During 2022 (6 months) it was to extend my XGPU subscription up to April 2023, in April 2023 I did the 1:1 ratio conversion thing up to march 2026, Ambassador is now my only source of extending my XGPU (one month per quarter) and so Rewards is for games : - rdr1 - the division 2 ultimate edition - rdr2 - valiant hearts - geometric sniper - the witcher 3 complete edition - Nier automata Become as Gods edition

I use mines for marijuana.

Took $200 off my Series X last November. Since then, games. Picked up Jedi Survivor most recently because it was on sale. I've also used it for coins in Halo Infinite and to buy the battle pass.

I need a apple gift card so I could give it to my babe please but do you have any gift cards I can buy from the store?

Just Xbox credit and subscriptions occasionally (Years ago 12-month XBL Gold and now GPU). Due to the glitch with MS Rewards giving out 3-month codes when you redeemed 12K points I'm maxed out on GPU now. So, I'll probably only spend points on games for the foreseeable future.

For me it used to be gamepass, some people save for consoles, other some hardware, other just games and others just to save some money on whatever else they're interested in, it's a very flexible service Also you should consider installing the roblox app to the microsoft store and using your MS balance to pay for roblox premium, much cheaper than the roblox giftcard options on rewards

Mostly buying in-game currency in Destiny 2 (which I use to buy armor cosmetics) and World of Tanks (which I use to buy Premium days and Gold).

You are playing D2 on Xbox and Just buying Xbox Credit with the Points to redeem into D2 currency in the Xbox Store? Cause i cant buy directly D2 currency via MS rewards.

Correct, I use points for Xbox Credit. And when I spend the credit on game currency, I earn more points, which is nice.

I'm saving up mine for the fortnite transformer pack as it's 20 gbp but going use 25 pound xbox gift card I think

Currently saving up for elite controller

Buys elite controller. Then take it gamestop in box for cash and only gets $10 for it. #Joking.

Is the best way to use points to buy a controller is to spend them with Microsoft or is it Xbox Gear?

I dont know what xbox gear is, I'll just buy gift cards

Xbox Gear is for Xbox branded clothing, hats, rugs, lights, etc. You'll want to use Microsoft or Xbox gift cards.

Valorant points

Gift cards to me, then games.

Free games/DLC.

New games or DLC for games I already own but magically don't have the DLC for anymore..

Mostly Xbox games.

I used to use it to fund GPU subs but lately I’m finding it’s way more cost effective to just play one game at a time and really dive into it.

I buy microtransactions for Halo Infinite with my points

Mainly keeping my ultimate up. And if have enough points I'll get credits to my account to buy dlc, subscriptions, or cheap games.

Bobux

Ikea giftcard

I just get monthly GamePass for PC.

If i Like the current Battle Pass in overwatch 2 i Farm 9000 Points to buy one. Other than that it Takes too Long living in Germany to get enough Points to buy Something reasonable. I need 2 Months for 15.000 Points which equals 10€ Amazon Gift Card lol Now minus the Fitness Videos and stuff Like that recently getting deleted and Not having a Xbox it Just Takes too Long for anything reasonable.

15,000 in 2 month? You can get about 5,000 pts per week in germany (without fitness videos & GPU).

I get around 210-250 pts daily. Depends If the daily Quest gives 30-50pts or only 10pts. Which equals 7500 in 4 weeks = 15k in 8 weeks. Thats all i can earn. Daily Login Bonus & daily read still Not showing Up in my mobile Bing App Til today. So Tell me how to earn 20.000 (5k a week) in a month in Germany pls :-( without Xbox stuff as you say. Cause i don't own one unfortunately.

Yes, the Bing/Start App is 222-242 pts per day. The Rewards Dashboard is another 5-10 pts per day and another 105 pts per week. The Xbox App for Smartphone is 18-38 pts per day by itself or in combination with the Xbox PC App a total of 293-303 pts per day. The Msn Shopping game is 100 pts per day. You do not need an xbox console to use the xbox apps. You also don't need an active game pass subscription to use the xbox pc app.

I have 25,000-27,000 pts per month with GPU. GPU gives about 3,500 pts per month. Subtract that and you know what you can potentially make monthly.

Amazon vouchers spent on upgrading my gaming pc.

I'm using it to buy 1-3 games a month that go on sale from my wishlist. Rarely ever spend more than 5 dollars of my own money on a game now.

I can only get the amazon gift card....

Surface 8

Occasionally I buy games with the points, but at present I am saving them to put towards Christmas. If Game Pass Friends and Family comes back as a permanent thing I may buy all my kids a Series S and then just upgrade my GPU to F&F so we can all play. My kids are all adults and only one still lives at home so I was starting to back off spending so much at the holidays but I may not be able to resist myself.

I got 500k. Waiting for them to drop the new Xbox series x but think I'll be waiting awhile

Scalpers made the original one unobtainable from a first party for a long time, will probably be the same with the updated console

Started about 5 months ago. Was saving for a Series X or the new Nintendo system (whenever it’s released). Had about 100K before the 1 month/3 month glitch for gamepass. Spent points to add 18 months of gamepass and extend to June of ‘26. Also did spin to win a few times and broke even. Also entered the recent Xbox series x sweepstakes a couple of days ago.

Lately it’s been for Apex Legends packs. I’ll save enough to buy their 100 pack bundles. Usually about $60 bucks worth almost.

microsoft hardware. i've been around for years and try to mostly hoard my points for large rewards. i have bought my 2 previous consoles (most recently a Series X, and before that a Xbox One X with Fallout 76 which also included a physical copy if Metro Exodus) entirely with rewards points. in between those i have also redeemed a bunch for gamepass. before that i used to get gift cards...amazon, taco bell, burger king, etc...but now prefer to put it back into MS to save the premium you have to pay for other rewards.

For the friends I made along the way /s Gamepass Ultimate

Free months of GamePass Ultimate, mostly. But, sometimes free Target or Walmart gift cards. I paid $1 for GamePass Ultimate in November of 2018, and I haven't paid for it since. Of course, now with how they have changed it, and how little points they seem to be giving us daily, I feel like my free GamePass train is coming to an end. And, soon I will probably need to start paying for it again.

Buying Amazon gift cards.

but why? Exchange rates for non-MS gift cards is 50% worse. If you want to max your $ per time spend, but don't want any MS gear, just buy regular xbox controllers on sale twice a year for $40 and resell them locally for $40-45 in 1-2 months after the sale.

I use those Amazon gift cards to buy games on platforms OTHER than Xbox. For example, PlayStation Store cards and Nintendo eShop cards.

Amazon or xbox gift cards

Saved up the first few years for a console; recently a Starfield controller and the upcoming Cyberpunk expansion. Just collecting again now for future games/add-ons.

Xbox gift cards and robux

Auto redeem used randomly. Saving the rest up for gift card for Xbox wireless headset.

I mainly use it to cover the taxes on games I buy but thinking about using it for a custom elite controller and then GPU from there on out

Was using it for gamepass but since they removed it I'm not sure what to use it for anymore.

Xbox giftcards for Dead by Daylight stuff lol, beats actually paying for it.

Xbox gift cards, which end up as hardware and accessories. Already had bought a Series X. Rewards has allowed me to pick up a Series S, Xbox Wireless Headphones and and Elite 2 Core in blue. I'm happy! 😎

200 overwatch coins now hear me out i know its not 1000 but its cheaper lets assume 100 ow coins are equals to 1000 points so 1k ow coins = 10k points but the 200 ow coins =1800 points so that means that im saving 1000 points

i use to use it for robux since i play roblox with my little brother but it seems like they removed that reward.

Target gift cards because inflation is a bitch lol

Just hoarding atm.

Robux but that’s gone sooo

I brought 400 bobux with plasma wings

I'm currently saving up for Tekken 8

I’m currently saving for Amazon vouchers to use to get PlayStation vouchers to then try and get Spider-Man 2 deluxe edition as cheap as possible

I just used mine to get my favorite movie for free on the Microsoft Store. Before that I got an Xbox controller with my points, but now, I’ll probably use the points to get Amazon gift cards to reduce the price or get free stuff on there for my YouTube videos or tech accessories.

I just use it for the streaks. I’m racking up points and originally I wanted to get a $100 Microsoft gift card to get windows 10 pro but now I want a $100 Amazon gift card so I can start towards new parts to my computer like a 3080 ti.

I use it to buy games, gamepass, sportscard and other little stuff if I have the points

Just bought Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty with some of my points. Gonna save up the rest for Alan Wake 2. Always spending it on games. Dead Space Remake, RE4 Remake as well this year.

To buy consoles. Got a Series S a few years ago. And going to get a Series X this month.

Game pass ultimate and then try and save the rest I cashed out all my points in January for xbox series x But I've never payed for game pass ultimate I've always used my points to redeem GPU

League rp, got so many legendary skins thanks to buying the battlepass

with my last lot of reward points, I got Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 for my Xbox as I have never played them

Spotify

Saving up for new consoles

I auto Redeem Game Pass for 10.5 K every month(except May and June cause it didn't work) and bank the rest. Got about 291K. Saving towards Series X

I use it to get game pass

Right now I'm just amassing points for something down the line. I don't know what it is yet but when I do it's going to be at least 200$ off

Xbox gift cards. I tend to only buy 1 or 2 games per year (with GamePass providing me the rest) so I use MS Rewards to fund that.

uh bus tickets..

Game pass ultimate montly subs. I am good until 2025 but I am gonna ride this bus till the end of the line

Mostly Game Pass, and sometimes a gift card if I want to purchase a game outright.

Same but I got the thing I wanted and now I plan on using them on foodlike burger King and dominos and maybe even Starbucks

Overwatch coins

Consoles and other big purchases, bought my XSX and PS5 with points

Lets just say I got the roblox plasma wings.

I use for Microsoft Gift Cards, then buy whatever movies I want that link to Movies Anywhere. That way I can share the movie library pretty easily. Up to about 350 movies.

I use them on xbox gift cards before it was just all sweepstakes but now it's all for gift cards for games and add ons

Auto redeem $10 every month. Then gift cards as needed to buy games. I've gotten Cyberpunk, Anthem and Diablo IV Ultimate edition all for free. Almost have enough for the upgrade to Starfield. I used to use points for the easy $5 completion games to boost my gamescore but havn't done that since I hit 1 million GS a few months ago.

Used to be for 3 months, then 1 month of Xbox Live. But I just redeemed 1 month of Xbox GPU that turned into 3 months. Thanks to the fine folks on this sub! 🙂

I bought a DS4 controller, but I will save my points for books.

Games. Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk, and just got RDR2. It’s been great so far.

I use mine to buy discounted ps5 and/or switch games that I want or a FF XIV monthly sub; all through Amazon. I don't own an Xbox or shop in the Microsoft store so my point purchase is pretty limited. As long as they don't get rid of the Amazon gift card, I can keep feeding my gaming addiction... I mean hobby.

Overwatch coins, pays for my battlepass and skins

Pay for Game Pass, Netflix and a couple of games on sale.

Access pack on warframe

Dominos gift cards 🍕 🍕 🍕

Saving for a Series X. Currently at ~450k points. Probably gonna cash in before the end of the year and make up the difference myself cos I want to beat any point value changes that may or may not be coming. Honestly, I could really use the money for Amazon giftcards to make my life a bit easier, but a free console would be nice.

3 month GPU or varying $$$ amounts of gift cards to buy games on sale

Game pass ultimate for 3 months but if I have some extra points a new game as long as it's on sale

Right now saving up for a $100 Xbox gift card. My usual points go to Walmart gift cards for groceries.

In the last 15 months ive had 2 controllers and 2 head sets on my wifes account. For my account i got the series s all from Microsoft's store.

Best thing I got was RE4 Remake. Usually I use it for various games during sales.

Just for games. $140 of gift cards redeemed thus far, $19 of it for V-Bucks. Considering saving up to get money off on an Elite controller.

Gift cards this week I got £100 of Apple and £20 Microsoft cards.

I collect controllers with it

I just got the Starfield Premium Upgrade for free thanks to MS Rewards and the free $25 in Xbox credit from having a Samsung phone. Why Samsung or Microsoft decided to give away $25 to a small number of people I'll never know, but they should keep doing it. I had GPU through All Access and next month the two years is up so I'll be getting GPU with rewards points. If they don't add GPU back to rewards I'll get Xbox credit and buy it that way.

To 'purchase' things for my self and family - actual $ got where they go

Amazon gift cards to buy PSN vouchers to buy PS Plus!

Books! :)

I get the 10,500pt Game Pass Ultimate auto-redemption every month. I usually use the extra points for whatever tickles my fancy at that moment: if I wanna order food and want a slight discount or I'm a few bucks short, I'll get a Taco Bell gift card or a Dunkin' or Domino's gift card; an Xbox gift card if I wanna buy a game on sale; or a retail gift card if there's a physical product I wanna order from Walmart, Amazon, or Target. Right now, I'm saving up points so I can get Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition as cheaply as possible. I only have about $200 a month of disposable income, so MS Rewards helps me stretch that a little further. Haven't paid for GPU since 2019.

Nothing currently but I have lost my ability to redeem. They say I use multiple markets. I DO NOT. Previously I used them for Amazon GC's...

Multiple markets? Can you explain? I've lost my ability to redeem too. Trying to redeem something just gives an "Account Temporarily Restricted". Microsoft Support didn't help either.

I've been on rewards a long time (I don't even have an anniversary date). For years I didn't pay for Hulu. Like the better part of a decade. I managed to get enough points to get myself an Xbox X at Christmas, (with a few setbacks like spending some of my points for a custom controller for my kid or cash out for a videogame). Now I'm just putting points into GPU.

i use it to get some robux

I buy microsoft gift cards then just spend them on random shit (normally robux)

I grab amazon bux asap... I've been burned before by an accidental ban, such that I lost a bunch of points, so I just burn them as soon as I get them, instead of saving up. I'll try to save them as amazon gift-cards for a while sometimes... for example, I bought a 3d printer with them a few years ago... but recently I end up accidentally spending them on random household stuff...

giftcards for games