Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit

FromHeroes2Dust · Apr 27, 2018

I bought $75 worth of gift cards for Xbox Live and come to find out I can't use those gift cards to purchase original Xbox or Xbox 360 games from the marketplace. Is there a reason for this? Why can I only use that credit to buy Xbox One games?

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FabioDaniel11 · Apr 27, 2018

Cannot buy games with backward compatibility (Trial Gold)

For xbox 360 games, using xbox one/xbox website/xbox app you need a credit card or paypal account valid to "buying free" the game.

cross44 · Apr 27, 2018

So...can you really not buy Xbox Live with Microsoft points?!

Wait, i thought i could buy xbox 360 games with credit, maybe just through console or pc? OG console that is?

The store cannot be that hard to change the options, they do keep updating it.

I don't care about the xbox live, if i go buy credit on my ms account i might as well just buy a live card, no? If i have a cc to buy the ms credits, then why not use that for gold? I don't get it, unless you preload your account up and decide to use it instead of buying a game / movie etc with it.

Xbox 360 games though should defs be purchasable with credit.

Smwutches · Apr 27, 2018

You can use the currency to purchase the games from a 360 console. The One/website have just never been updated to work with the Microsoft account balance for 360 games.

Smwutches

You can use the currency to purchase the games from a 360 console. The One/website have just never been updated to work with the Microsoft account balance for 360 games.

blueamcat

To buy an Xbox 360 game with account credit, you'll need to use an Xbox 360 console.

billyhatcher341

this is so stupid that i cant buy xbox 360 or original xbox games with my virtual currency cause i dont trust companies like xbox psn or steam to have my credit or debit cars on my account on ether one

StuartATrueRed

You do not need a credit or debit card on your account if you use an Xbox 360. I purchase Xbox 360 & original Xbox games on my Xbox 360, and have never had a credit or debit card on my account. I only use gift cards.

ChiefJoboo

I'm glad you got the email problem fixed (the 30 day period is triggered when you change too much personal info) but unfortunately the problem about money in your account not being usable for xbox 360/xbox original games is by design. It has been like this
since currency was microsoft points - they can't be used to purchase xbox 360 or original xbox games and you must be on an adult account to buy them.

So you will have to buy Portal 2 on an adult account and with a credit/debit/paypal payment method as the currency stored in your account can NOT be used for xbox 360/xbox original games.

Sorry.

Here's more info on the error you saw when trying to purchase the xbox 360 game as a child account:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/bill...s/troubleshoot-xbox360-marketplace-purchasing

Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit