p2pnet.net News:- Microsoft has been minting money for years, and now it’s gone a massive step further by issuing its own currency.

It’s offering TV shows “for download to own” and movies for “download to rent,” and it’ll all be done through a scheme under which standard US cents become Microsoft Points (MPs).

Or as James R. Stoup puts it, you’re, “giving an interest free loan to Microsoft.”

MPs can be bought “at retail” or via Xbox Live. For example, gamers can get a 1,600 MP card “at retail” for $19.99, or 1,000 MPs through Xbox Live for $12.50, say Bill and the Boyz.

High-definition TV shows will be 240 MPs per episode, and standard-definition shows will be 160 MPs per episode.

New release HD movieswill be 480 MPs, and standard- definition new release movies will be 320 MPs each. Classic feature films in high definition will be 360 MPs, and standard definition will be 240 MPs.

And, “Using the Family Settings feature, parents and individuals can choose the video content that can be played on their family’s Xbox 360,” says Microsoft.

“With the availability of this new entertainment content, gamers now can set controls based on movie, TV and video ratings, or they can entirely block explicit and unrated video content for themselves or their children.”

Also See:
Microsoft Points – Xbox 360 Unveils First Wave of TV Shows and Movies on Xbox Live, November 21, 2006
interest free loan – Microsoft’s Zune scam, November 13, 2006

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