Xbox gamers have been on a bit of a roller-coaster ride lately, with multiple major changes to subscription tiers and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions in the past few years, a shake-up in leadership that saw Phil Spencer recently replaced by former Microsoft CoreAI president Asha Sharma, and more.
Further, players have been getting a bit of whiplash lately in terms of the direction Xbox wants to head. After a full-throated "This is an Xbox" campaign that turned out to be ruinous, the recent return to an "Xbox exclusive" mindset has been met with mixed feelings among gamers.
As such, Xbox fans will be eager to take whatever wins they can get in these trying times, no matter how small, and apparently Xbox is giving away free store credit to gamers for a limited-time offer that lasts until Saturday, May 2, 2026 (via X).
According to reports on social media, certain gamers are receiving direct messages in the Xbox App with free $5 store credit giveaway offers. The messages are sent directly from Xbox, and if you end up receiving one, you have until May 2 to follow the directions in the message and claim it in...
