Want to show the world just how much you love your PlayStation 3 and all of its various services and features? Well, thanks to Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s new PlayStation Rewards program, you’ll be able to demonstrate your brand loyalty, and earn…well, rewards, for doing so.
“PlayStation’s most important asset is its loyal fans and PlayStation Rewards gives us an opportunity to show our appreciation for their amazing passion and desire to continually evolve the gaming world,” PlayStation Network senior director Susan Panico said in a statement. “We can’t thank our fans enough for the feedback they have given us over the years and look forward to even more dialog to help us evolve PlayStation Rewards to make it the best possible loyalty program it can be.”
There will be three Reward membership levels—Select, Pro, and Legendary—and everything you do (playing games, buying content on the PlayStation Store, taking surveys, etc.) will earn you points, and eventually level you up. As you level up, you’ll become eligible for prizes like avatar items, PlayStation Home content, and chances to participate in giveaways. The first big prize will be an all expense paid trip to the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
PlayStation Rewards will start out as an invitation-only beta on the PlayStation 3 sometime soon, and will become publically available in Spring 2011 when it will be expanded to both PS3 and PlayStation Portable.
As I was reading about this announcement, I couldn't help thinking about Jesse Schell's "Outside the Box" presentation from DICE 2010 in which he talked about the inevitability of having everything we do turned into some kind of points-based game. Creepy.
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Gamelife1
Word sweet, I got mad PS related stuff. Just wish they had started this a long time ago, I'd have mad points.
vaajtswv
Decent idea. But I rather be playing games than taking a surveys.
skillsthatkills
Just hope they dont screw us over, still better than 360
AntiLeaf33
So, is this something that we are going to have to pay for, or will you just earn rewards on your existing PSN account?
vole182
Lol the PS3 is now just like the original xbox, mod it, play games, make it a media console and homebrew it for emulators etc etc.
The only reason I bought one.
Symicide
PS3 !!!FTW!!!
PkrPlr4LIFE
I think this is a great idea. I can't wait till it becomes public. I use my PS3 more then my Xbox so I'm thrilled about this. But Before i get any crap I don't hate on my 360 I love it as well, but have always been more of a playstation person.
namlived51
Free stuff for the things I'm doing anyways is always a win. I went from my third 360 to the PS3 with the launch of the Move and have never been happier. It may be more difficult to make friends with the PS3 but that's like missing the STD's when you stop buying hookers.
TKEmysterio
"prizes like avatar items, PlayStation Home content, and chances to participate in giveaways"
I could care less about the first two and I'm sure the last one has a 1 in a million chance of winning.
TKEmysterio
"prizes like avatar items, PlayStation Home content, and chances to participate in giveaways"
I could care less about the first two and I'm sure the last one has a 1 in a million chance of winning.
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