Ik heb contact opgenomen met de MS helpdesk en zij konden me vertellen dat dat gedoe van die alternatieven alleen maar geruchten waren. Oftewel, MS die laat het gewoon bij de creditcard...
Kreeg vandaag antwoord op een stel vragen die ik de helpdesk had gesteld:
Hello,
Thanks for contacting the Xbox Customer Care Team with your query.
There are a few reasons why you need to provide credit card information to
create a new account on Xbox Live. First, creating an account on Xbox Live
requires that you accept the Terms of Use, which is a legal agreement requiring
the person who accepts it to be at least 18 years old. The credit card
information serves as verification of the user's age. Also, this credit card
information is used as a security measure in several places to verify that you
are the owner of the account.
The authorised credit cards are Visa, American Express and Master Card
The Xbox Live Starter Pack, will be available at an estimated street price of
EUR 59.99/ GBP 39.99. No decision has been made yet regarding next year, it will
be posted on the website later on.
If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
Xbox Customer Care Team
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