We haven't heard news such as this since the last time Microsoft was showing off the so far poorly executed Live Anywhere. Beginning Monday, the Japanese phone service provider NTT DoCoMo will allow its users to pay for MSpoints or a Gold Subscription right from their phone. Any purchases made via the "DoCoMo Mobile Payment Service" are charged to the phone bill, thus bypassing any form of credit card information going to MS. While a move such as this isn't exactly out of character for a company, we have to wonder about the practicality of it for the masses.The most useful situation would be if you were the type of player who uses point cards and doesn't have any CC info associated with their Gamertag. Buying points via phone could save a trip to the store AND keep the evil empire away from your bank info. However, if this comes to the US we foresee many, many XBL brats using their phones to avoid bugging mom and dad for their credit cards ....
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5-25-2008 @ 9:14AM
goboColossus said...
Wish they'd hurry up and bring back gifting... Promised someone 1000 MS Points only to find out gifting didn't exists anymore. Thankfully, the lowest retail cards are 1600 >:{
This isn't very interesting, certainly doesn't compare to tuning your Forza Motorsport 2 car on the road, or hooking up for a game of UNO on the L.
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5-26-2008 @ 1:39PM
albinogoldfish said...
they took away gifting? hen the hell did that happen? useless finals...always getting in the way of my game time...
5-25-2008 @ 10:02AM
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 said...
why Japan of all places? atleast market it in Europe & USA where u actually sell a decent amount of hardware.
i'd say, pull out of Japan completly & put all the marketing resources into Europe, USA & AUS; & give us all the cool stuff like this :)
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5-25-2008 @ 10:33AM
Doom3killer said...
Japanese phones r more advance... they have build in credit card chips, so it can charge that (wave ur phone at a vending machine, ur credit card is charged $1, and u get a drink!)
5-25-2008 @ 1:54PM
mediajunkie said...
FYI: Target in-store has a sale 5/25-5/31 - 1600 pts. for $14.99!!
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5-25-2008 @ 2:09PM
goboColossus said...
Awesome! Maybe I'll get Penny Arcade Adventures after all instead of waiting for a Mac compilation.
Thanks for the heads-up!
5-25-2008 @ 4:21PM
Deck said...
If this is true, I'll be hitting up Target. I'll go check my local paper and see if its in there.
Thanks for the heads up!
5-25-2008 @ 10:10PM
Chester said...
What a joke! Seriously is there a need for this?
Who's ever thought, "Gee i really wish i could buy MS points on my cellphone"?
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