Unless you have been part of the recent Beta program, the next time you switch on your Xbox 360 you’ll find yourself downloading the latest update.
Bringing several new features for Xbox Live members, the most prominent being Microsoft Points replaced by a local currency system. Gone are the confusing days of buying XBLA games for 800 points or so and instead we will now see all prices in £GBP.
Obviously, this means we will no longer need to scour the web for the best deals before buying a points card but as long as the prices don’t rise considerably we see no major issues.
Source: Major Nelson