Microsoft extends digital gifting to PC games on the Microsoft Store

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Published onMay 11, 2018

published onMay 11, 2018

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Microsoft announced yesterday that it has enableddigital gifting for PC games on the Microsoft Store, just a couple of months afterit did so for Xbox One games. Gifting a digital PC game is as simple as opening the Store listing, select “Buy a Gift” and entering the email address of the gift recipient

While you can gift all PC games and PC download game content available on the Microsoft store, there are some limitations to be aware off, such as the fact that digital gifting is currently region-locked. Another restriction concerns discounted games, as gift purchasers can only buy two discounted products – and a total of 10 discounted products – every 14 days.

It’s nice to see that PC games now get the same treatment as Xbox One games on the Microsoft Store, though it’s worth noting gifting of Xbox 360 and OG Xbox games is still not allowed. “We are hard at work on improving digital gifting, adding new capabilities as well as support for new content types,” the Xbox team said yesterday.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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