Seasoned Xbox owners likely already know the importance of changing this particular setting, but for those who are new to the platform might be missing out on an easy way of obtaining Xbox free store credit. That's a shame, so let's put a stop to it.
This quick switch flip won't yield as much money as the $100 of free store credit you're sitting on without even realising, but it'll still give your digital wallets a boost. And if that wasn't juicy enough, Xbox has dropped a gorgeous, free Fallout download; Microsoft is certainly spoiling.
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As for the setting you need to change, all you need to do is make sure you have the auto redeem toggled to on via the Xbox Rewards app. Some players choose to turn it off to avoid potentially losing money, as one Redditor explains, "Biggest issue with auto redeem is the gift card disappears after 90 days if unspent. Lost about 70 dollars, never got it back."
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Still, you'll be losing money if you never think to redeem, and so auto redeem isn't exactly the "bad guy" here. We understand it's annoying you can't store up all that free credit to later spend on a major title, but at the same time, most gift cards have an expiration date – why do yourself out of store credit over something so trivial...?
Right now, you can redeem 8,750 points to get $10 store credit. That's not many points at all, so, as one gamer said so aptly, "Looks like auto redeem is back on the menu, boys!"
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With Xbox quietly ending support for one of its most popular games, we need to appreciate the wins that land in our laps and are easy to claim. For our own sanity, if nothing else.
Topics: Xbox, Fallout, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Microsoft