Xbox has been busy making various changes to Microsoft Rewards over the past week-or-so, and although the program has suffered as a result in some ways, we've at least got a new method of earning points via a "Weekly Console Bonus".
This has now started to appear for Microsoft Rewards users in multiple regions, offering 250 points per-week for playing a game on an Xbox console across five days - and that figure goes up to 275 points if you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member. Here's a quick look at it from an XGP Ultimate perspective:
As mentioned, this is the first time multiple regions have received access to the Weekly Console Bonus through Microsoft Rewards, but it's actually been running throughout most of 2024 for some Xbox users - and since then the amount of points you can earn has been reduced from 500 points per-week to 275 points per-week.
Still, this is a nice and easy way to earn 1000 Microsoft Rewards points (or more) for just playing games on your Xbox console, and hopefully we'll have more offers like this to take advantage of throughout the spring, summer and beyond.