Microsoft Rewards It’s one of Redmond’s tricks to attract users to their products and services, especially the Microsoft Edge browser and the Bing search engine. And the invention is not bad at all, because just by using what you already use, you collect points for which you can pay rewards. However, the cost seems to be rising more than desirable, as written on social networks.

In case you didn’t already know, Microsoft Rewards is a program without any mystery because the name says it all. To participate in it You only need a Microsoft account and at least use the Bing search engine, although the more you expand the playing field, the more points you get. So, in addition to searching with Bing on PC and mobile, it is convenient to do it from Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Store purchases also count, and if you have an Xbox, there’s room to scratch as well.

Well, there are many users who do the same thing, and when they go to Edge and use Bing, complete daily challenges and other tasks (you can find everything in the Microsoft Rewards icon in the browser bar) collect points and redeem the rewards offered, such as Amazon gift cards, Microsoft Store, clothing stores, games and related content, etc.

In Microsoft Rewards, there are rewards with very different costs, but the most interesting ones are not easy to get to, they cost a lot of screen timebrowsing and – at least most coffee users – completing challenges and so on… so that they can be uploaded without warning, it seems, according to MSPowerUser after watching social networks like Reddit or Twitter , where users are complaining about the change.

According to this information Microsoft Rewards costs have increased by as much as 33% in some cases., so the $50 Microsoft Store gift card went from 46,000 to 47,500 points, the $100 card went from 91,000 points to 95,000 points… And it’s not something that’s only happening in the United States. Users from UK and other sites are also complaining about the same thing.

With some exceptions, such as Spain, where – or so the same information – “points required to redeem gift cards have decreased”. it is so? Isn’t it? The truth is that it is not very well known because Microsoft does not record the changes it makes in this regard, and the same happens when it does so upwards or downwards. And have you ever won Microsoft Rewards? It’s never too late if luck is good.