Microsoft has launched a new Xbox Live Rewards scheme that offers players discounts according to their Gamerscore.

There are three separate reward tiers. Those with a Gamerscore between 3,000 and 9,999 will be sent a Special Gift worth 15p. Those with a Gamerscore between 10,000 and 24,999 receive the gift and are entitled to a 1% rebate on all purchases from Xbox Live Marketplace every month. And last up, those with a Gamerscore in excess of 25,000 will earn a 2% rebate on all purchases every month, as well as the birthday gift.

To be eligible all you have to do isactivate the Xbox LIVE Rewards schemeon your Xbox Live Gold account. All Marketplace purchases qualify towards the rebates, with the exception of Microsoft Points and Xbox Live memberships.

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2% rebate...LMAO

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One thing that ticked me off is they waited until almost the end of the current generation to unveil such a deal. Obviously they are trying to maximize profits before this gen goes away.

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I'd hardly class this as a "deal". MS never come out with anything that rivals PSN+ or any similar service that offers excellent value for money. Never.

A 2% rebate is so laughable, most people won't even sign up to it. They'll hear, "Achievements earn discounts", think "Wow", then hear "2%" and forget it ever existed, because it's not exciting and the number could literally barely get any smaller.

If they said anyone with 50K GS or over would be entitled to a 10%, then people would actually sit up and listen. They'd be actively buying games to improve their gamerscore to be able to access the discount. Everybody wins.

Next gen, instead of blocking used games or whatever, Microsoft should include a one time use code with every new copy of a game that "unlocks" the ability to unlock achievements. Much like the fundamental idea above, 10,000GS (equal to 8 or 9 FULL, NEW retail titles) would net you a 5% discount on all XBL purchases. That continues all the way up to 100,000(or something) which would earn you a 25% discount). People buy more new games, less on used games and spend more on the marketplace.

If they implemented a system like that, I'd be hard pressed to point out the loser in that scenario.

The fine print states that a maximum of 30,000MSP can be claimed as long as the offer stands.

That means if you spent $19,000 on DLC, Microsoft would cut you off. Yeeeaah.

What a joke.