The drivers for the Xbox 360 Common Controller and the Xbox One Controller both emulate "HID" for use with the legacy DirectInput API for older games, but the emulation tends to have some quirks like this one.
At the moment, if you want to buy a game with your Microsoft / Xbox Rewards points on console, you have to go to the Rewards dashboard and redeem an Xbox or Microsoft Gift Card in order to add funds ...
Game Rant: Xbox is Giving Away Free Gift Cards to Some Lucky Gamers
Player.One: Xbox Surprise Free Gift Cards Rolling Out to Select Players, Gamers Report $5 Store Credit Giveaway
Xbox Surprise Free Gift Cards Rolling Out to Select Players, Gamers Report $5 Store Credit Giveaway
Microsoft is rolling out an update to Xbox Rewards that will let players use reward points to buy games directly from the Xbox Store, bypassing the need to redeem gift cards. The feature, already ...
Game Rant on MSN: Xbox is Giving Some Lucky Gamers Free Gift Cards
Xbox gamers may be able to get some free or discounted games courtesy of a new freebie granting them gift cards to the Xbox Store.
Xbox 360 Controllers are using proprietary protocol to communicate with PC\console via USB and Wireless. Driver for it is implemented in XUSB22.sys that comes with Windows (was separate driver package earlier).
The official Xbox Services API documentation is...let's just say it's not for beginners. It makes it seem like you need to be building a game to have access to the API - maybe I'm understanding it wrong, but fair enough.