PlayStation Rewards Delayed Until Further Notice
See Full ImageMaybe that's why they have beta tests. Or maybe there's another reason we won't be rewarded for our PlayStation-related efforts in April.
Several readers have sent us an e-mail they recently received from the PlayStation Network. It thanks them for participating in the PlayStation Rewards Beta, which is scheduled to end this week in March 31. But based on the results of this test, it seems the new Rewards system has been delayed until further notice:
"Based on what we learned, we have decided the program is not ready to roll out to the public in April as originally planned. But rest assured, we will continue to thank loyal and devoted customers like you with innovative offerings."
That's disappointing, but Sony tries to compensate by sending out "a special and exclusive PlayStation T-shirt" to all those who reach Select, Pro or Legendary status by the beta end date. ...okay, that's not the kind of Reward we were hoping for, but at least we won't get a broken program. As many have stated in the past, this is the kind of thing that will make Sony fans even happier to call themselves PlayStation followers.
We'll let you know when they decide to issue an update.
Tags: psn, playstation network, playstation rewards, rewards beta
3/29/2011 9:16:35 AM Ben Dutka
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Comments (39 posts)
johnld
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:12:08 PM
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Nynja
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:30:03 AM
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Qubex
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:32:46 PM
Money men... it still makes me shake my head... anything to squeeze another dollar from strained wallets...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Scarecrow
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:30:08 AM
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Hopefully they find a way to fix these issues.
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Scarecrow
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 11:33:27 AM
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RadioHeader
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:30:24 AM
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CrusaderForever
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:34:43 AM
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main_event05
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:32:25 AM
"Mommy f***ed the mailman and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"
jk
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flamefury42
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:34:32 AM
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slugga_status
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:46:32 AM
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Excelsior1
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:17:46 AM
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tes37
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:35:40 PM
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johnld
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:15:36 PM
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CrusaderForever
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:45:31 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:05:36 AM
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...wow that was cheesy.
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Highlander
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:27:07 AM
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I think the problem with the program was that they were trying to make something that would reward customer loyalty, but in the end it really amounted to a gimmick that rewarded you for incredibly mundane things like clicking through emails to Sony's websites, or downloading demos from PSN. If you want to have a rewards program, I think it's better to base it off your PSN and retail purchases. Give me a point per $ spent on Playstation games or accessories and then let me spend those reward points in PSN at some notional exchange rate, say 100 points = $1 to spend in the store.
At least then I know that my loyalty is rewarded. They could have specific promotions granting double reward points on particular items or even for completing particular challenges like they were already doing in the beta program.
The Beta program felt like someone was trying to figure out whether people would modify their behavior slightly in order to gain a possible reward. For example, downloading demos which would of course mean you were spending more time looking at possible purchases. You'd be rewarded by the activity, but I'm sure that the marketing hats behind the scheme hoped that by driving more demo downloads, they'd drive more game purchases.
We'll see though, I expect that they'll bring this back in the future as some kind of thing to give all PSN users a perk for their loyalty. Whatever they do, they need to be careful not to take away from the perceived value of PlayStation Plus.
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Excelsior1
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:38:14 AM
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Underdog15
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:45:46 AM
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Excelsior1
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 12:20:02 PM
i probably did miss the point.
Last edited by Excelsior1 on 3/29/2011 12:24:35 PM
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Highlander
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 12:21:40 PM
So, let's examine the sentence, in context shall we?
"Whatever they do, they need to be careful not to take away from the perceived value of PlayStation Plus. "
To expand that thought for you;
Whatever Sony do to reward customer loyalty the need to be careful that whatever they do does not offer sufficient value for free that is detracts from the value offered by the Playstation Plus program. My perception (definition : The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.) of PlayStation Plus is that if offered tremendous value both because of the straight free content and discounts, but also the early access to certain things and exclusive access to certain content. That is the percieved value I take from Playstation Plus.
to that end, if Playstation Rewards, or something like it, offered perks for free to everyone that detracted from my perception of the value I gain from paying for Playstation Plus, it would damage PlayStation Plus.
In other words, PlayStation rewards does not need to step on Playstation Plus' toes.
Last edited by Highlander on 3/29/2011 12:22:19 PM
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Excelsior1
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 12:34:16 PM
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Highlander
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 1:32:12 PM
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Scarecrow
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:20:05 PM
You could enter your game's serial codes and you'd get rewards.
Was pretty cool
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johnld
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:17:37 PM
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maxpontiac
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 11:56:00 AM
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kraygen
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 4:06:48 PM
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If however they found a way to perhaps put money in our wallet as we were to level up, I think that could work for everyone. Non plus member would eventually be able to purchase things, but plus members would be able to purchase some things quicker since they get discounts on all types of things.
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Lairfan
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 4:15:58 PM
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dante_zero
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 4:40:31 PM
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SSRGohan
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:37:38 PM
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tes37
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:39:53 PM
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johnld
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:19:11 PM
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RebelJD
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:52:25 PM
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They probably freaked out and realized that they can't possibly follow through on their promise to deliver certain rewards to EVERYONE. If they are making some adjustments, I believe it is towards the ranking system and towards the rewards one receives.
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frylock25
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 8:23:46 PM
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Last edited by frylock25 on 3/29/2011 8:43:57 PM
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johnld
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 10:09:51 PM
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is it a real tshirt or a home tshirt because with my luck they'll send me the smallest size.
Last edited by johnld on 3/29/2011 10:14:28 PM
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 4:11:03 AM
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anti
Friday, April 01, 2011 @ 12:30:21 AM
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 9:29:39 AM