Microsoft’s Modern Warfare 2 Gift Makes No Sense
Monday, April 5, 2010 9:48AM - By Benjamin Opal
Some folks who bought the Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” map pack on its first day of availability last week got an oddly pleasant surprise from Microsoft: Their Xbox Live Gold accounts were credited for one free week. Both Destructoid and Kotaku got tips from readers who received identical messages, thanking them for their “loyalty to Xbox LIVE and for buying the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package on day 1.” Their accounts will be credited on May 1.
A couple things are strange about this little bonus. First, there was no advance notice from Microsoft, Activision or Infinity Ward. That implies that this was a friendly , rather than incentive to buy. Weird.
Also, a free week? You can’t even buy Xbox Live by the week. If you have an annual subscription, the value of this gift amounts to roughly $1, but really what it means is that you’d just get billed a week later. This amounts to very little in the grand scheme of things, unless — and this would be great — Microsoft makes these free Xbox Live rewards a regular occurrence. If you regularly buy map packs and other DLC, you could quickly accrue a free month or two, which is like getting $5 back for every four or five purchases. [via Destructoid and Kotaku]
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GamerCrave
