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Real Life Rewards Will Be Tied To Xbox Achievements

Posted on Wednesday, June 20 @ 08:07:25 Eastern by Keri_Honea


Guess what Achievement whores? You may be getting more than meaningless points for your Achievements in the future! 

The official Xbox Live Rewards twitter account tweeted a tease suggesting just that. "We've hit 50,000 followers, which means it's time for an announcement! Coming Fall: a new way to earn Rewards based on your Achievements!"

The Xbox Live Rewards program rewards users with Microsoft Points for doing random things on Xbox Live. I'm part of this program, and I'm still miffed that I won't get my first bonus points for signing for Xbox Gold, as I already have a Gold account. So I have to admit that I am curious as to how they will tie your Achievements and GamerScore to the program. If you have to score the perfect 1000 for a game to get a reward, I'll never open up that treasure box. However, if they reward you for hitting GamerScore milestones, say every 10,000 points after you reach 20,000, that could be fun indeed. 

I hope GamerScores carry over to the next-gen.
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  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Jun 20th, 2012 at 8:15 am
    I was in the Rewards beta, but I had already done EVERYTHING that would have earned me some points, so it was pretty useless. I haven't paid much attention since then.
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE

    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Jun 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
    Wait, so it's not retroactive? Yeah no, since I was already good at getting achievements before this was implemented it doesn't count. No big deal or anything.
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jun 20th, 2012 at 9:23 am
    Gamerscore will be carried over to next gen 100% guaranteed
  • UghRochester
    UghRochester

    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2012 at 5:26 am
    Hey, what do you know, I retweeted this. I'm definitely will think it'll tie-in with milestones. I been part of the Xbox LIVE Rewards program since it started. I do enjoy getting free stuff for my avatar, because I give it to our community. True story.
  • kablumas
    kablumas

    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Aug 20th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
    this is nothing compared to realxboxrewards.com. They reward you for much less work,and less points. And they give away consoles and games

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