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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Alejandro86 and Wu Yanzu in South China for their clue delivery! CTOnews.com, September 12 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft announced later this month that it will launch its first Xbox credit card in more than a decade, which will be available exclusively to members of the Xbox Preview experience in the United States and to other players in 2024.

Xbox MasterCard is issued by Barclays Bank with annual interest rates ranging from 20.99% to 31.99%. According to reports, you can get a card point for every US dollar consumed by the card, which can be exchanged for Xbox games and all kinds of additional content.

Dave McCarthy (Dave McCarthy), chief vice president of Xbox player services, explained: "players can earn card points through daily purchases and exchange games and additional content on xbox.com." Xbox MasterCard will be available exclusively to Xbox Insider in the United States from September 21 and to all Xbox players in 50 states in 2024. "

With Xbox MasterCard, players can earn card points for every $1 spent, including:

Xbox and Microsoft-earn 5x card points by buying eligible products at Microsoft Store.

Streaming services-earn 3x credit points on eligible streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+.

Room service-earn 3x credit points by using eligible room service (such as Grubhub and DoorDash).

Daily purchase-all other daily purchases can earn 1 times card points.

Cardholders will also receive more discounts, including:

You will receive 5000 card points (valued at $50) after the first purchase.

New Game Pass members can enjoy Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for three months after the first purchase. If they are already Game Pass members, they can also give it to their friends to play with.

Players can choose one of five iconic designs for the card, and they can also choose to personalize it with a code name.

Contactless payments and digital wallets are supported.

Free online access to the FICO credit score of cardholders, users can keep a close eye on their credit score and be alerted when the score changes.

Liability for fraud of $0 is protected, so cardholders are not responsible for fees that are not authorized by them.

CTOnews.com query found that Microsoft offered a free Xbox Live Diamond membership card to Xbox Live subscribers in 2005, which can be discounted at supported retailers.

In addition, Sony also has its own PlayStation credit card, and its points-based system can exchange interests such as games, movies, electronics and so on.

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