Xbox LIVE Rewards
Encyclopedia
Xbox Live Rewards is a Microsoft
program that started on December 1, 2010 that is designed to give both casual and hardcore players incentives to play games on the Xbox 360
. This works by giving the gamers Microsoft Points
if they buy or renew their Xbox Live Gold membership, buy special products in the Xbox Live Marketplace
on Xbox Live
, do specific things like use Netflix
for the first time, or take a quick survey on the Rewards website. The program is expected to end June 30, 2012.
In order to register with the program the participant has to have access to an Xbox 360
, have a valid Windows Live ID
, and sign up for the program on its website. The rewards program is open to legal residents of the 50 United States
(and the District of Columbia) and United Kingdom
who are 18 years or older at the time of enrollment.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
program that started on December 1, 2010 that is designed to give both casual and hardcore players incentives to play games on the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. This works by giving the gamers Microsoft Points
Microsoft Points
Microsoft Points are the currency of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows - Live Marketplace, Windows Live Gallery, and Zune online stores. The points allow users to purchase content without a credit card and to reduce the number of small credit card transaction fees, which Microsoft would...
if they buy or renew their Xbox Live Gold membership, buy special products in the Xbox Live Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace
The Xbox Live Marketplace is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content...
on Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
, do specific things like use Netflix
Netflix
Netflix, Inc., is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in the United States, Canada, and Latin America and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California...
for the first time, or take a quick survey on the Rewards website. The program is expected to end June 30, 2012.
In order to register with the program the participant has to have access to an Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, have a valid Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account...
, and sign up for the program on its website. The rewards program is open to legal residents of the 50 United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(and the District of Columbia) and United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
who are 18 years or older at the time of enrollment.
External links
- rewards.xbox.com Xbox Live Rewards at Xbox.com