This is really interesting and exciting news. Just the other day I was reading a rant about how Google needs to develop a gift card system for the Google Play store and it makes sense. Without the availability of these gift cards, you greatly limit the purchasing potential on the Google Play store. For one, not everyone likes to link a credit card to a device. Secondly not everyone has a credit card to link to the device.
These problems could be solved very soon. It seems as though Google has realized the issue and is in the process of releasing Google Play gift cards. We knew it was possible to add credit to an account when many of us received the $25 credit with our Nexus 7 purchases. So it really was just a matter of time for it to come to the market.
There’s no word on when these will release and if they will hit Canada right away. My guess is that we won’t get it right away. Likely a US launch and a more global launch a few months later on. I’ll keep you posted if I read more.
