Xbox Game Pass

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Now, this is where things get less automatic. Xbox says refunds for digital games are typically issued if the request is made within 14 days of purchase and the player hasn't accumulated a "significant amount" of playtime. Microsoft does not specify exactly what qualifies as significant, so there is no published hour count that guarantees your refund will sail through. The 14-day guideline also isn't the absolute end of the road. Xbox allows game refund requests to be submitted within 90 days of purchase, although Microsoft makes clear that not every request will be accepted, and it can impose

Xbox refunds aren't instant. Microsoft says the request itself can take up to 72 hours to process. If the refund is issued, the money is generally returned to the original payment method within another three to five business days, although the bank or payment provider can take longer to post it. So if Microsoft already shows the refund as issued and your balance still looks stubbornly unchanged, the bank is the next place to check rather than firing off another refund request. Microsoft specifically tells customers to allow a few days for the payment provider to process an issued refund. A den