Fans have been waiting years to get their hands onLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and now the wait is nearly over.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais set to launch on Tuesday, April 5, with pre-orders available now. However, Xbox gamers will want to take an extra step before buyingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, as they have the chance to get some bonus Microsoft Rewards points.

If one navigates to theMicrosoft Rewards appon their Xbox console, they will find a new punch card forLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. By activating the punch card and buyingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagabetween March 25 and April 18, Xbox gamers can net themselves a whopping 6,000 additional Microsoft Rewards points. This may not seem like that much in the grand scheme of things, but it’s easy to do, and the alternative would be buying the game without getting any points at all.

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Microsoft Rewards points are incredibly valuable to anyone who plays Xbox regularly as they can basically make it so fans get Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass for free. There are enough Microsoft Rewards quests every month for users to complete to make sure their Xbox subscriptions pay for themselves, and whenever they do decide tobuy a new game likeLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the extra points they get can help put them ahead of the curve.

Besides the Microsoft Rewards punch cards and quests, there are other ways for Xbox gamers to get Microsoft Rewards points, like thenew Xbox Game Pass queststhat players can complete every week. Some Xbox Game Pass quests require players to actually play the games, but sometimes they are as simple as opening a game and then backing out. This may have been a bit frustrating before since it used to require players to download the titles, but thanks to Xbox Game Pass' Cloud capabilities, this is a lot easier than ever before.

Between the Xbox Game Pass quests and theLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagapunch card, any Xbox gamers who were planning on buying the new game should be accumulating a lot of Microsoft Rewards points in April. These points can be redeemed for gift cards, allowing players to buy new games or make other purchases, and they can also be used to renew one’s Xbox Live Gold orGame Pass subscriptions. Considering this, any Xbox gamers who are planning on buyingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagashould definitely verify to activate their punch card first.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagalaunches April 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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