Microsoft rolls out beta rewards program

Read on for details on the different reward strategies being tested.

Microsoft has begun to test a new rewards program on XBox Live, offering participants in the beta digital currency in return for filling out surveys, paying for Live subscriptions and purchasing downloadable content.

Microsoft rolls out beta rewards program

Thousands of XBox Live subscribers received this message weeks ago, and now we know why.

Three different levels of rewards have been revealed in the test program (thanks to Gaming Target) which is scheduled for a six-month trial period. A breakdown of each program and the rewards it offers are as follows:

Gray Program

  • Continue to maintain an XBox Live Gold account (and make purchases on the Marketplace) to receive up to 5 percent rewards on all Marketplace purchases.
  • Silver or Gold members can earn 100 MS points for taking surveys.


    • Green Program

  • Gold or Silver members receive 100 points for making their first Marketplace purchase or participating in a survey.
  • Renew with a 1-month Gold membership for 10 points, a 3-month membership for 30 points or a 12-month Gold membership for 200 MS points.
  • Subscribe to Netflix on a Gold account to score another 200 points.


    • Orange Program

  • The broadest program, Orange participants can earn rewards by meeting the criteria of either the Gray or Green programs (taking surveys, renewing memberships etc.)


    • Microsoft rolls out beta rewards program

    A breakdown of the Orange program, the most rewarding scheme currently being tested.

    The program is invite-only (the strange emails we previously reported) and will run for at least six months (though participants cannot begin cashing in rewards until the three month mark,) after which we can expect to see the most profitable aspects integrated into the XBox Live service.

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    seshie

    ya they're not really giving participants much info either so its still kinda gray. i got my e-mail last night and it basically just contained the chart they show in the article

    The12P

    It may look cheap but you are getting 100 MS points for every survey you take. Take five surveys and you get 500 MS points. And with that you can get any number of good cheap games or other content on Marketplace.

    I wish I had gotten chosen for this. I always turn down online surveys because they only give you a "chance" at winning a gift card(or something similiar) thru a random drawing. With these surveys your MS points are guarantee. Thats a win-win to me.

    nadohawk

    Looks cool. Too bad I am not a Live member yet. Getting points back sounds cool. This sounds like what credit card companies have been doing for years.

    richard_m_morales

    seshie wrote:

    ya they're not really giving participants much info either so its still kinda gray. i got my e-mail last night and it basically just contained the chart they show in the article

    I got mine last night as well. And I'm not even on XboxLive Gold I'm on Silver.

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