Microsoft is launching an Xbox bank card later this month that might be obtainable completely to Xbox testers within the US. The Xbox Mastercard is a no annual price bank card issued by Barclays, and purchases made utilizing the cardboard will generate points that can be redeemed on Xbox games and add-ons.

“With the Xbox Mastercard bank card, gamers can earn card points with on a regular basis purchases to redeem on games and add-ons at xbox.com,” explains Dave McCarthy, CVP of Xbox participant companies. “The Xbox Mastercard might be obtainable completely to Xbox Insiders within the 50 United States starting on September 21, with availability to all Xbox gamers within the 50 United States coming in 2024.”

The Xbox Mastercard isn’t linked to Microsoft Rewards, so it’s a separate pot of points that can be earned via purchases with the cardboard. Each $1 spent generates one card level, and 1,500 card points are sufficient to assert a $15 present card that’s redeemable at Microsoft’s on-line Xbox retailer. Xbox Mastercard house owners will even be capable to earn 5 points for each $1 spent on eligible merchandise from the web Microsoft Retailer, three points for each $1 spent on streaming companies like Netflix and Disney Plus, and three points for each $1 spent on supply companies like Grubhub and DoorDash.

APR charges vary from 20.99 p.c to 31.99 p.c based mostly on credit score. The total phrases and circumstances for the Xbox Mastercard can be found right here.

Card members will even get a bonus of 5,000 points ($50 worth) after their first buy with the cardboard, alongside three months of Xbox Recreation Cross Final for new Recreation Cross members. This three months can even be gifted to associates or household if you’re already a Recreation Cross member.

There are 5 designs to select from for the Xbox Mastercard itself, with an choice to customise it with a gamertag. Xbox Insiders within the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii can begin making use of for the Xbox Mastercard on September twenty first. Microsoft says the Xbox Mastercard might be obtainable in waves to Xbox Insiders this fall.

That is the primary time Microsoft has provided an Xbox card in additional than a decade, after the corporate beforehand allowed Xbox Reside subscribers to acquire a free Xbox Reside Diamond loyalty card in 2005 that offered reductions at collaborating retailers. Sony additionally provides its personal PlayStation bank card, with a points-based system that can be redeemed in opposition to games, films, electronics, and extra.