A Higher Score For Xbox 360

[Scion]

An Xbox 360 Gamerscore is an easy way to distinguish yourself, but is Microsoft doing enough to reward its most ardent fans?

Last week the company announced that it was starting the MyAchievements rewards program for its Xbox Live Gold members with three tiers of Gamerscores: Contender (3,000-9,999), Champion (10,000-24,999), and Legend (25,000+). Prizes range from a gift during your birthday month to up to a two-percent rebate for Market purchases (with a 30,000 Microsoft Point max).

While it's great to get something for games you were going to play and accomplishments you were going to earn anyway, the program seems slight. It only features three tiers and caps off somewhat quickly, and frankly the prizes could be bigger – especially considering you're essentially paying for it all anyway because the program requires a paid Xbox Live Gold membership.

Hopefully this is just the beginning for Microsoft's program, and there are more additions over time. In fact, the arrival of a new Xbox and with it another evolution of Xbox Live would be a perfect time to elevate this loyalty program and expand it in new ways. We'd like to see more tiers and bigger rewards. It would be easy to give out prizes like special demo offers, invites to exclusive tourneys/game sessions with developers, free games, the chance to be included as a character in a game if your score is high enough, and much more.

Note: The Birthday gift thought is a whopping 60 Microsoft Points. So generous! :?

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[Toxique]

The only thing you can really buy with 60 points is something small from the avatar marketplace, Thanks Microsoft.

 

[Scion]

I know right they are really great about this stuff aren't they?

 

[Oklahoma City Thunder]

I'm a Contender.

 

[Scion]

Yeah I'm a Champion but there isn't a whole lot of difference here between tiers did you notice too how the words EVERY MONTH are capitalized as if a 1-2% rebate EVERY MONTH is that awesome