RARE PHOTOS: Microsoft quietly raises rewards points cost for xbox gift cards uk us and more affected | Rare Historical Photos

Microsoft Rewards has long been one of the few goodwill offerings from Microsoft. It was slightly revamped around the time of the Game Pass price hikes, seemingly to soften the blow of that steep increase.

Now, that once too-good-to-be-true Rewards program has quietly raised prices in the US and UK. Users on Reddit first noticed the change, with TrueAchievements later reporting that costs have increased by more than 5%.