Coffee Talk #236: Do You Care About Gaming Affinity Programs?

I’m fanatical about affinity programs like Starwood Preferred Guest and United Mileage Plus (even though UAL sucks for not having a DEQM promotion this year). For some reason, I’m not nearly as interested in videogame affinity programs.

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Sony announced that it will be testing an affinity program called PlayStation Rewards. According to the press release, “Everyone who participates in PlayStation Rewards has the opportunity to earn a wide range of exclusive rewards. Some examples include exclusive PSN avatars that display member status in the program, dynamic themes and PlayStation Home content, as well as the opportunity to participate in members-only sweepstakes and giveaways.”

I’m fanatical about affinity programs like Starwood Preferred Guest and United Mileage Plus (even though UAL sucks for not having a DEQM promotion this year). For some reason, I’m not nearly as interested in videogame affinity programs. Club Nintendo is pretty cool, but I’m not (yet) interested in PlayStation Rewards, Xbox Live Rewards Squad, or GameStop PowerUp Rewards. To be totally honest, part of it is because I get a lot of videogame goods for free, but part of it is that the gaming programs are kind of dull.

How about you ladies and gents? Are you into any affinity programs? How about videogame affinity programs in particular?

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9 thoughts on “Coffee Talk #236: Do You Care About Gaming Affinity Programs?”

  1. I wish there were a Rpad.Tv affinity program ;)

    I never got into affinity programs but it isn't to late to start.

  2. I use Rewardzone simply because I can use those credits towards anything in the store. Ink, drinks, cables, etc.

    I'd be pretty pissed if I won something for PS home. I've never even launched it and never understood why it was packaged in to a big update without the option to opt out of the "game"

  3. I like the affinity programs for my credit and debit cards. Those are nice to have. So is the best buy rewardzone, like Smartguy side.

    I have tried using Club Nintendo before, but I never actually got any tokens to get anything cool through them so I stopped using it. I thought I would because I added my family's wii, my last DS lite, and the games we had for all those systems- but apparently it only counts if you buy one of the games that they have listed (which sucked) so I got really disinterested in that pretty quickly.

    I have done the gamestop program before mostly to get GameInformer magazine, but I only get the magazine about half the time or less (I got one out of the past 3-4 issues in the mail) and I never get anything good through their program.

    I would like to get something through them all, like one of the decks of cards that Club Nintendo exclusively has, but I never get anywhere with them so I stopped caring.

    1. yeah i agree with BSU and smartguy, best buy reward zone is the best besides credit/debit card ones. I love my chase one because i can get amazon gc's to help a certain verbal entertainer almost every month now. i signed up for Club N but nothing interested me so i didn't even try. The PS program look ok but it just doesn't interest me.

    1. You might want to hold off. Amazon is kicking off its Black Friday sale tomorrow…which is kinda early, but hopefully has stuff some of you want to buy (through my links). Ha!

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