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(US) PSN just sent me $10 US PSN credit in my inbox
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WeaponKnight
Member
I got it. Plus since day one, have a Vita and had about $3 in the wallet. Me likes it.
Servbot #42
Unconfirmed Member
There's no mistery, Sony fucking used a random number generator to decide who got a 10 dollar code. It's the only way to explain why loyal customers of many years got shit, maybe they weren't enough codes for everybody so somebody had to get screwed.
darkjedi187
Member
Got it. Vita owner and plus subscriber.
RPGCrazied
Member
That's sad that is so random, nor will Sony will clarify how or what you need to have done to get this gift.
So some loyal customers are getting nothing? How fair that?
So some loyal customers are getting nothing? How fair that?
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Are people still getting these vouchers
This is basically how I feel on this subject. I find it extremely lame that something like this seems to have happened at completely random, and people who have spent hundreds on the PSN store, and have been a part of the network for years just get nothing. If it's a part of purchasing something specific in the past, tell them that's what it is. Otherwise, it just seems like loyal customers are being shafted.
Yes, and because of some glitch he's having trouble with his download history/DRM rights and Sony is jerking him around.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Not at all. I didn't signed up for that and I got $10.
Well....this is embarrassing. Turns out I did get it after all. My brother just didn't Sign In when I asked him to check for me, so he didn't see any new mail. I got it on the 20th too, the day of the conference. Thank you based Sony, superior service, etc.
Registered PS3 owner since 2009.
Somewhat frequent Store customer. Last purchases were the Street Fighter x Tekken DLC characters ($15) and the Heavenly Sword/WipEout stage for PS All-Stars ($2). Both bought earlier this month.
Not a Plus member. Never have been.
Not a Vita owner.
Didn't sign up for "Be the First too Know" or anything.
So...yeah.
Also, anyone who has bought Jet Set Radio, the credit would be well spent on that.
Registered PS3 owner since 2009.
Somewhat frequent Store customer. Last purchases were the Street Fighter x Tekken DLC characters ($15) and the Heavenly Sword/WipEout stage for PS All-Stars ($2). Both bought earlier this month.
Not a Plus member. Never have been.
Not a Vita owner.
Didn't sign up for "Be the First too Know" or anything.
So...yeah.
Also, anyone who has bought Jet Set Radio, the credit would be well spent on that.
I got one too, I've bought lots of retail games last year and played most of them, I also downloaded some stuff from PSN such as KoF XIII DLC, Sonic Adventure and... I don't know what else, I'm not a plus member nor a Vita owner, guess they liked the fact that I bought and played plenty of first party games last year (and I haven't bought PS All Stars yet)
Ban Puncher
Member
Something de-listed from the store and Sony is giving affected accounts a refund perhaps?
Or sending out coupon codes to members who lodged repair orders or complaints to customer service over the past year?
Or sending out coupon codes to members who lodged repair orders or complaints to customer service over the past year?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Own a Vita and a PSP
Own multiple PS3s and PS2s.
PS+ member
Everything day one.
Nothing in inbox. Thanks Sony! ......
EDIT: North America, have spend thousands online on PSN.
Own multiple PS3s and PS2s.
PS+ member
Everything day one.
Nothing in inbox. Thanks Sony! ......
EDIT: North America, have spend thousands online on PSN.
brandonh83
Banned
I'd really like to know what the criteria for this was. Even if it was just totally random.
baxter2231
Member
maybe its done by exclusives, look at trophies and see how many first party games you have and when you started it?
Or if you bought alot of online passes thus assuming you bought used to much?
I can understand why they wouldnt want people to know the method though
Or if you bought alot of online passes thus assuming you bought used to much?
I can understand why they wouldnt want people to know the method though
brandonh83
Banned
Two of my friends who live less than five minutes away from me got them. One plays his PS3 almost exclusively; the other rarely turns his on. So I don't think it's related to what you play or how much you play or how much you buy off the store.
I'm not upset, that'd be dumb, it's ten dollars. I'm just curious.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Sony's loss* in my case. I would have added extra money to buy Tokyo Jungle and probably would have bought DLC for it, since I would have saved $10 (if it doesn't unlock from playing the game, I don't actually know). Now I'm buying nothing.
*Not playing Tokyo Jungle may be my loss.
*Not playing Tokyo Jungle may be my loss.
Got one too the other day. Spent a fair amount on digital stuff over the years.
This is a ridiculous comparison. There apparently was some criteria for this, and it's has a specific promotional purpose. Do you seriously expect Microsoft to give out $5 or $10 or even $1 on your birthday? Do you know how many gold customers have birthdays? Every single one. Every customer of every company has a birthday. A company is not going to just give out millions of dollars every years just because you exist. How many companies give you free stuff on your birthday? Probably not many, maybe a discount, but that's to get you to spend something. Giving free stuff to essentially every single customer is not a trivial thing. I know people like to feel special on their birthday, but come on think about the scale here. They're potentially giving every single customer credit. That's potentially millions of dollars. People's expectations are just way beyond common sense sometimes.
This is a ridiculous comparison. There apparently was some criteria for this, and it's has a specific promotional purpose. Do you seriously expect Microsoft to give out $5 or $10 or even $1 on your birthday? Do you know how many gold customers have birthdays? Every single one. Every customer of every company has a birthday. A company is not going to just give out millions of dollars every years just because you exist. How many companies give you free stuff on your birthday? Probably not many, maybe a discount, but that's to get you to spend something. Giving free stuff to essentially every single customer is not a trivial thing. I know people like to feel special on their birthday, but come on think about the scale here. They're potentially giving every single customer credit. That's potentially millions of dollars. People's expectations are just way beyond common sense sometimes.
SparksterMeta0
Member
Got my $10.
The question is... what to buy it on...
The question is... what to buy it on...
Baconsammy
Banned
Nope, doesnt mean that at all. It comes in the form of a link to the store in a message. You click on the link and it opens the store for you and asks you if you want to add 10 dollars to your account.
Really short, but also really fun. Love the vibe of it.
Demons Souls
Baconsammy
Banned
You can get XBL rewards every month. But you usually have to spend to get it. Nothing comes close to matching Bing Rewards if you're in the US. I'm sitting on 500+ of MSP thanks to those. Couple seconds of clicking each night is all it requires. I've stopped getting MSP and just put it all towards Amazon credit.
oyoshimaru
Member
Got it on my "new account" created 15 months ago. Have both my PS3 and PSVita linked to it but havent spent more than 50 bucks on psn. Didnt get it on my original account dating back to 2007 where i purchased a ton of games. Ive regularly use both accounts since i have 2 PS3s. Wonder what kind of method they used to pick members out.
Well, I did just remember that you do need to sign up for rewards and meet the gamerscore criteria for the 20 birthday points, but the gamerscore is not that high, so it still could be millions of dollars worth of credit given out to anyone who meets that and has a birthday. The amount they're giving away in total could be nothing to sneeze at when you consider all of the potential recipients. When you're talking millions of potential giveaways, the difference between $0.25 and $0.50 is not a trivial one.
I have no idea the total of number of people they're sending this out to, but I doubt it's on the scale of potential gamers eligible for MS's 20 birthday points.
Yikes. What do you have to do to rack up that much? I've used it before, but it's almost not worth the hassle.
Because some of us are cursed to never get free things, probably.
This is probably true :/
MikeE21286
Member
Same.
Same thing for me too.
Looks like we're in the control group fellas
I've been tracking this thread a bit and the criteria seems to be that you have to have spent a decent amount of money on PSN. I haven't seen anyone get the $10 who has never bought anything on PSN.
But then if shagg didn't get it...
My meagre $10 or so worth of purchase didn't qualify me fwiw.
But then if shagg didn't get it...
My meagre $10 or so worth of purchase didn't qualify me fwiw.
I spent $60 total on that account and got $5.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Nothing here either.
Baconsammy
Banned
I'm thinking $50-100 spent gets you $5 and over $100 gets you $10 but then shagg got nothing so there goes that theory lol.
Maybe there's a third tier, it seems a lot of long time customers didn't get anything. Gets less likely with every passing day though.