Microsoft is kicking off the brand new 12 months with some information on a giant Sport Cross Final characteristic which will have been overshadowed in recent times. Sport Cross Quests gives a reasonably easy manner of incomes factors for trying out Sport Cross titles.
These factors can later be used to purchase video games and DLC, enter sweepstakes, and unlock different rewards. Till now, nevertheless, Quests has solely been obtainable on Xbox consoles and never PC. That is lastly altering.
Microsoft right now introduced a number of adjustments to Sport Cross Quests, and the factors related to them. To start out with, Sport Cross Quests, beforehand obtainable for Final members on consoles, is increasing to PC Sport Cross.
Sport Cross Quests has lengthy been appreciated by devoted subscribers, as a result of it provides them a purpose to obtain newly-added video games, and take a look at genres they could not in any other case. The extra Quests are accomplished, the extra factors are earned, which carry real-world financial worth. Granted, the characteristic is barely obtainable in choose international locations, however there’s some excellent news there, too.
Beginning tomorrow, January 7, PC Sport Cross members will have the ability to entry Quests. This additionally signifies that Final (which incorporates each console and PC) members could have one other platform the place they will earn Rewards on. Quests launches in Japan on the identical day, too.
There are, nevertheless, a number of caveats to remember. First, incomes Rewards factors will now be restricted to gamers 18 years or older. Consequently, kids and anybody with a managed account will not have entry to the Rewards Hub, although they are going to proceed to earn factors by way of “parentally authorised purchases of eligible objects on the Microsoft Retailer, eligible searches on Microsoft Bing and different non-gameplay actions.” Present level balances gained’t be touched, in order that’s good, no less than.
The most important hurdle for PC Sport Cross, nevertheless, is that solely video games that don’t require a third-party launcher will depend in the direction of your progress, or have Quests related to them to start with. That features all launchers, even Blizzard’s Battlenet, regardless of being a part of the identical firm.
Microsoft has additionally made it so Quests will now require a minimal playtime, that means you’ll not earn factors for downloading and launching video games. That is half of a bigger revamp to the entire system that features some further Quests, and a rotating set of each day, weekly, and month-to-month bonuses. Normally, there are extra methods to earn, however the quests themselves would require just a little extra effort.
If you happen to’ve by no means messed with Quests earlier than, getting began is fairly easy. You’ll discover them within the Rewards Hub in your Xbox, or inside the Xbox app on PC and cell. The extra Quests you full, the extra factors you accrue. When you’ve collected sufficient, return to the Rewards Hub to assert them for Xbox reward playing cards and different rewards.
