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A new year brings new improvements to Microsoft Rewards The program, specifically for Xbox Game Pass Questions! Today, Xbox is announcing an overhaul of quests that will finally result in players earning more points this year.
First, there are a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass missions being added. Most of them focus on the ability to earn streaks, and weekly streaks even allow you to unlock multipliers for your universe especially fixed.
Here’s an overview of the new Xbox Game Pass missions on the way (via Xbox wire):
- Daily play – Earn 10 points daily by playing any game from the Game Pass catalog for at least 15 minutes.
- Weekly strips – Play at least five days a week to complete your streak. The more days you play, the more points you earn. Now comes the challenge: maintain your streak week after week to unlock greater point multipliers. The 2-week streak will earn 2x the base streak points, the 3-week streak will earn 3x the base streak points, and anything above the 4-week streak will earn 4x the base streak points.
- Monthly pack of 4 pieces – Explore the Game Pass catalog by playing four different games (for at least 15 minutes each) each month.
- Monthly package of 8 pieces – Push your gaming further and enjoy eight different games (for at least 15 minutes each) every calendar month. Don’t worry, the 4 games from your 4-game pool count towards the 8-game pool as well.
Microsoft announced that as part of these changes, the daily gameplay quest on PC will be “rebalanced” to 10 points and Weekly console bonus It will be 150 points, but the new weekly bonus for PC will allow players to earn an additional 150 points moving forward – obviously across PC alone!
Additionally, Xbox Game Pass Quests will be available to Game Pass members on PC starting January 7 (previously exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate), and the new rewards will apparently launch in Japan as well.
The only other thing to mention is that anyone earning Microsoft Rewards points through gameplay must be 18 or older as of today. Microsoft says this is to “ensure our ongoing commitment to promoting positive, age-appropriate gaming experiences for our players to enjoy.” There are still several ways for teens to earn Microsoft Rewards points though, but the Xbox Rewards Hub will be disabled for accounts that are no longer usable.
