Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit

Discus and support Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; 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... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by FromHeroes2Dust, Apr 27, 2018.

  1. FromHeroes2Dust
    FromHeroes2Dust Guest

    Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit


    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?

    :)
     
    FromHeroes2Dust, Apr 27, 2018
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  2. FabioDaniel11
    FabioDaniel11 Guest
    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.
     
    FabioDaniel11, Apr 27, 2018
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  3. cross44
    cross44 Guest
    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.
     
    cross44, Apr 27, 2018
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  4. Smwutches
    Smwutches Guest

    Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit

    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, Apr 27, 2018
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  5. Smwutches Win User

    Buying original Xbox or Xbox 360 games with account credit

    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.
  6. blueamcat Win User

    xbox 360결제

    To buy an Xbox 360 game with account credit, you'll need to use an Xbox 360 console.
  7. billyhatcher341 Win User

    Backwards Compatibility Purchasing Issues

    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
  8. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Xbox 360 and purchasing

    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.
  9. ChiefJoboo Win User

    Why are Xbox accounts so stupidly complicated

    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
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