| kitler53 said: i can't believe people are complaining about this. it's free money you didn't have yesterday. yeah okay, it's not huge amount but it's still free. why are you guys complaining?!? for perspective i get 1 to 3% rewards on my credit card and love it. why are we complaining here?!? |
Its not free money, it is a rebate tied to XBL. It would be better if it was a discount, at least the savings would be immediate. As a rebate though, to get a full retail game you would have to buy $3000 worth on XBL. As for a credit card, rewards are generally more diverse even to the extent of actual cash. The PlayStation credit card offers 10% on PSN purchases towards SonyRewards points where you can buy games, computers, tvs, movies, cameras, and other electronics and accessories. Quite the store front actually. You can't get actual cash but you can buy a PSN card, so I actually have a 10% rebate on PSN, granted from applying for a credit card and not through getting trophies. So despite that hurdle I have 5x the reward level of XBL, access to PSN money, Sony's electronic storefront, along with 3% for Sony products, 2% for fast food, and 1% on everything. Utilizng this card for what financing I can I have aquired over $270 worth that I plan on using for a camcorder, tv, or laptop and I haven't had this card for a year yet. That would be $13,500 spent on XBL for equivalency.
I know it is rather unfair to compare XBL rewards to a credit card, but as it stands that is Sony's reward program. If there is an Xbox credit card or something, than I guess it has to compare with that.
I agree it is better than yesterday, but it is very insignificant and the tier system is not rewarding.
Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(
