Since the inception of MS points when the Xbox 360 launched back in late 2005 one of its annoyances that’s shared by all is the inability to buy exactly what amount of MS points you need. As the system goes you will always be buying more points than is needed which ensures that you’ll end up with a bit of excess. An option to buy the exact amount of points you need has always been wanted by everyone who’s made a purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace and now it’s being made possible by not Microsoft themselves, but from Amazon.

Amazon has launched a new section in which you can find the game you wish to purchase and buy a download code for that game only with EXACT change. You will also be able to buy your Microsoft Point cards and Xbox Live Subscription cards via this new service. By receiving the codes via email you will also now get an opportunity to gift the redeemable codes to a friend, a feature that has been asked for repeatedly.

As the service has launched today, some titles are currently not available. Most notably the more recently released titles such as Uno Rush, Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, Flock, and Puzzle Quest Galactrix are missing. Also discounted games from the “Xbox Live Arcade Hits” are priced as they were at their original release. Feeding Frenzy is $5 [400 Points] if purchased on your console where as Amazon is selling it for $10 [800 Points].

Why Microsoft isn’t doing this themselves is definitely a valid question. Any way you look at it, you can now buy a game with exact change, albeit through a third party.

Find more details over at the new Amazon Xbox Live Store.

[Source: Gamertag Radio]