108 PCWorld SEPTEMBER 2020HERE’S HOW USE MICROSOFT REWARDS TO GET XBOX GAME PASS
however, as the
Xbox Game Pass
app for Android
allows you to
redeem Quest
points, too.OTHER
WAYS
TO WIN
REWARDS
POINTS
Until recently,
Microsoft
would send you a weekly email with the
opportunity to win Rewards points by
clicking through links, as well as the
occasional “hidden link” which awarded
even more. That seems to have gone away
in favor of the expanded Xbox
opportunities.
There are occasional crumbs hidden
away, too. Microsoft Rewards extension for
Chrome promises some additional points,
and the Bing app for Android used to (that
implementation has been broken on my
phone for months).HOW MANY POINTS
CAN YOU EARN FROM
MICROSOFT REWARDS
PER MONTH?
Microsoft Rewards is always in flux, so the
value of individual tasks and the totalamount of Rewards points available is
constantly changing. Sharp-eyed Rewards
hawks keep an eye out for discounts on
gift cards, stretching your Rewards even
further. Special promotions constantly
pop up.
With that said, one member of Reddit
calculated (go.pcworld.com/rclc) that
you can earn up to 18,000 points per
month, or about $22.50. At that point,
the amount of effort required to chase
every Rewards point wouldn’t seem to be
worth your time.
Smart Rewards users, then, balance
their time against their potential rewards.
Sure, you can probably afford an extra $5
per month for Microsoft’s Game Pass for
PC. But there’s something oddly rewarding
about just “getting it for free”—and
Microsoft Rewards scratches that itch.Don’t forget to turn in your Quests for extra points.