Xbox Rewards program begins, giving out tons of Microsoft Points

sakura2009 - 34 days 16 hours ago

wait. so they will be giving points to people randomly. well thats stupid

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ramiuk1 - 34 days 14 hours ago

yet again microsoft shafts the rest of the world.
i hate the word NETFLIX,its all i bloody here from there mouths

boasting how good it is and stuff yet on the US can get it

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Triella - 34 days 13 hours ago

This program is all smoke and mirrors and most people involved will probably be able to gather up to 200 points maximum :

- I'm betting not everybody involved will have to renew their subscription in the next six months.

- Most people involved have probably already purchased something from the Marketplace and will not be able to get the 100 points reward for that.

- The maximum purchase reward of 5% is not granted and will probably only apply to micotransactions (wallpapers, avatar cloths, etc.) I bet 800 points games & up will probably only get you 1 or 2% reward. And even if the 5% applied to a 800 points purchase, it's only a 40 points reward.

- The token have an expiration date to June 30, 2010, people will either have to fork out more points (money) in order to be able to use their earned points or let them go down the drain.

In clear, if you want to enjoy 1 free game, you'll have to spend way more than you first intended.

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divideby0 - 34 days 12 hours ago

just like their corny live card that was useless which just faded away

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yepitsme - 34 days 9 hours ago

This is pretty cool. At least they're finally giving us something back for having pay to use their services. A bit of bribery sure, but hell it's better than nothing.

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SuperSaiyan4 - 34 days 8 hours ago

I have been a Gold Member for 6 years and I got nothing no e-mail no nothing...What a joke.

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micbelt - 34 days 8 hours ago

I got an email that I was accepted in to it yesterday. Had to complete a survey two weeks ago and got the email yesterday. Got 100 points for getting in and get more for buying stuff, completing surveys, subscribing to netflix, etc. The only thing that sucks is you cannot use the poitns you ear for 3 months.

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BX81 - 34 days 8 hours ago

Sweet I just got on live today and it said I had a helicopter waiting for me! Can't wait!!! GIVE ME POINTS!!

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yepitsme - 34 days 3 hours ago

Now just give us something more for our gamerscore and I'll be happy.

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TABSF - 33 days 23 hours ago

great just renewed membership on 1/11/09

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n4gn4gn4gn4g - 33 days 21 hours ago

PS Thanks program.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...

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Sony may be aiming to make a new incentive program, if a recent trademark is any indication. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows one filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America on August 4 for "P.S. Thanks." It goes on to describe an "incentive rewards program geared toward quantifying, identifying and motivating top consumer base with the goal of promotion and sale of video game hardware and software." Simply put, it sounds very similar to the Club Nintendo program, which offers souvenir goodies in exchange for self-imposed data gathering. Registering products leads to points, which then leads to swag.

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ChartedMetalTurismo - 34 days 4 hours ago

God, MicroSHIT is desperate, LOL! Giving out free MicroSHIT points pretty much begging people to stay with them while everyone's moving over to the superior PS3, console of the gods, and PS3s are just flying off the shelves. Poor MicroSHIT, the Xbox 360 will be discontinued soon enough and hopefully MicroSHIT stays out of the video game business after that, because they're only wrecking things. With their inferior console holding back the true potential of the PS3.

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ambientFLIER - 34 days 4 hours ago

How evil of them?

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Shrinkwrap - 33 days 19 hours ago

Does not seem like a mystery to me. It's well past due.
Heck, I would be giving reward points to premium Gold account members, to use to keep the their account active to.

in 3 months, you'll want to renew your gold membership.

Seems a few of people that have had the xbox for a while now picked up a Playstation 3 to add to there enjoyment.

Yes, there are perks about being Gold, or a forced $50.00 a year, spend here on live with your pay to play subscription fee.

Use your PS3 for online games and don't worry about having to renew your gold account all the time.

You already pay for your internet thru your ISP.
The internet is free, and you should be free to play online without additional fee's.

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