Someone Pre-Ordered GTA 6 Ultimate Edition for Literally Free
Reddit user CarolinaKing704 pre-ordered the $99.99 GTA 6 Ultimate Edition without spending a single dollar. He did it by converting Microsoft Rewards points accumulated over nearly three years into a $100 Xbox gift card, then using that credit directly on the Xbox Store pre-order. When news of the purchase spread online, another Reddit user named HugoWheynow shared his own identical achievement using 98,000 points — and publicly thanked Rockstar for all the delays, saying: "Thank you Rockstar for all the delays, which allowed me to have all these extra months to save my Microsoft Points." The irony was not lost on anyone.
What Are Microsoft Rewards Points?
Microsoft Rewards is a completely free loyalty program available to anyone with a Microsoft account. You earn points by searching on Bing, browsing with Microsoft Edge, completing daily quizzes on the Rewards dashboard, playing Xbox Game Pass games, and making purchases on the Microsoft Store. Those points accumulate over time and can be redeemed for Xbox gift cards, which work as real money on the Xbox Store for any digital purchase including game pre-orders.
How Many Points Does GTA 6 Cost?
The Standard Edition at $79.99 requires approximately 80,000 Microsoft Rewards points to cover in full. The Ultimate Edition at $99.99 requires approximately 100,000 points. At a casual pace of around 10,000 points per month through daily searches and quizzes, that is eight to ten months of saving. Power users who maximize every available daily task report earning over 22,000 points per month — at that pace the Ultimate Edition is achievable in roughly four to five months. Since GTA 6 does not launch until November 19, anyone starting right now in early July still has over four months to accumulate points before launch day.
Step by Step — How to Start Right Now
Step 1: Go to rewards.microsoft.com and sign in with any Microsoft account. Step 2: Complete your daily searches on Bing — this alone earns points every day. Step 3: Complete the daily quiz and daily set tasks on the Rewards dashboard — takes about five minutes. Step 4: If you have Xbox Game Pass, play Game Pass games for additional point bonuses. Step 5: Redeem accumulated points for Xbox gift cards under the Rewards catalog. Step 6: Apply the gift card balance to your Xbox Store account and use it toward your GTA 6 pre-order.
What This Means for Indian GTA Fans
Microsoft Rewards is available in India. Indian Xbox players who have not yet pre-ordered GTA 6 can start earning points today and potentially cover a significant portion of the ₹5,999 Standard Edition cost or work toward the ₹7,499 Ultimate Edition. Even if you cannot fully cover the price by November, every point earned reduces your out-of-pocket cost. Starting now in July gives you the maximum possible runway before the November 19 launch. Set up your Microsoft Rewards account at rewards.microsoft.com today.
My Take
The best quote of the entire GTA 6 launch period so far is HugoWheynow thanking Rockstar for the delays because they gave him time to save enough Microsoft points for a free pre-order. That is peak GTA fan energy — finding a way to benefit from a situation everyone else complained about. If you are an Xbox player who has not set up Microsoft Rewards yet, there is genuinely no downside to starting today. Worst case you get some free credit toward GTA 6. Best case you pre-order the whole thing for free like these two legends.
