There's been some confusion over the past week since Microsoft confirmed that it would display prices of games on its new "Games on Demand" service in real world money. Somehow, this confirmation has been misinterpreted by some to suggest that Microsoft Points -- the currency currently used for all transactions on the Xbox Live Marketplace -- were being entirely replaced across the Marketplace rather than in just the one category. A Microsoft spokesperson cleared this up in an email sent to The Feed, confirming only Games on Demand titles will be shown in your native currency.
"We're happy to offer our community the convenience of using either Microsoft Points, direct debit or credit card when purchasing full Xbox 360 titles through Games on Demand," the email read. "Other content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, such as Game Add-ons, movies and music videos, will continue to be sold with Microsoft Points and we have no further announcements at this time."

With that cleared up, it's not hard to see how this became mixed up in the first place. Why would Microsoft choose to use real money for only certain content on the Marketplace? It seems inexplicable and downright confusing, although confusion is exactly what Microsoft Points were seemingly designed to create. We'll have to just continue looking forward to the day that you can buy some JPGs for an avatar and a dashboard background without needing to bust out a calculator.