It's a tumultuous time for Xbox, and the contentious decisions don't show signs of stopping any time soon. Gears of War: E-Day will mark the return of Xbox console exclusives later this year after the PS5 version was canceled, and Clockwork Revolution will follow suit next year. More layoffs and potential studio closures are on the way as part of the so-called Xbox Reset, a brand revival intitiative under new CEO Asha Sharma. A new, unnanounced payment system for Xbox products is now sparking debates.
Xbox appears to be preparing a "Buy now, pay later" system on its website's backend. Bits of code were found and posted to Twitter by user redphx, who shows that two new ways to make incremental payments will be coming via PayPal and Klarna. "Pay later options offer flexibility to break payments up over weeks or months," reads a description not yet live on the Xbox website. There has been no official announcement, so the new payment options remain unconfirmed, but it hasn't stopped contentious discussions on the topic.
Part of the mystery is how a buy now, pay later system will be implemented for Xbox (if it comes to fruition at...
