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[MDSLKTR]

Because adam would never post this:

Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox and its weekly streaks to be killed off soon

Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox will be discontinued in April and has confirmed that its weekly streaks will also be coming to an end.

www.trueachievements.com

 

[adamsapple]

I'll give you props for at least not making the thread title as click baitey as the last one.

But before the usual replies come, no the rewards aren't stopping, they're just removing the one app.

 

[SHA]

Alright, I said alright.

 

[Topher]

I'll give you props for at least not making the thread title as click baitey as the last one.

But before the usual replies come, no the rewards aren't stopping, they're just removing the one app.

Rewards on Xbox will be more in line with the mobile app, correct?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Been in beta for ages on the console hasn’t it?

 

[adamsapple]

Rewards on Xbox will be more in line with the mobile app, correct?

I don't think they've shown what this new 'hub' they're making looks like. If I were to guess, it's probably get merged into the game pass app (which already has a reward sub-section in itself) on the console.

On PC and Mobile it'll probably remain the same as it is right now.

 

[cireza]

It is written in the capture in OP that they are moving things to another place.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I've go some pont a redeemed sitting in my emal marching twords expiration. Don't know what to spend them on.

 

[Topher]

It is written in the capture in OP that they are moving things to another place.

Except for the weekly streaks/sets

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Except for the weekly streaks/sets

That will annoy me as I’m on 160 weeks.

 

[Sleepwalker]

The app is trash and super slow on xbox but jesus just keep the streaks and move them MS.

 

[Topher]

I don't think they've shown what this new 'hub' they're making looks like. If I were to guess, it's probably get merged into the game pass app (which already has a reward sub-section in itself) on the console.

On PC and Mobile it'll probably remain the same as it is right now.

So the offers being removed......are those the auto-redeemable offers only available on console?

 

[adamsapple]

So the offers being removed......are those the auto-redeemable offers only available on console?

So far, yes. There are tiles for them on the website but they are greyed out. Hopefully it goes live there, cause the auto redeem $10 gift card is my go-to.

 

[Labadal]

So, that's why the Bing app is acting up. I'm glad that I reedemed all my points for Amazon GC.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

who's Adam?

 

[Zathalus]

who's Adam?

Some dude famous for eating an apple.

 

[King Dazzar]

Some dude famous for eating an apple.

And playing with testicles.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

 

[Davevil]

On pc i was banned month ago without explanation

 

[Vyse]

Why can’t they just leave my points alone.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

On pc i was banned month ago without explanation

 

[Davevil]

 

[Companion Cube]

With how slow the app is these days, putting it out of it’s misery is the right choice.

 

[bender]

Damn, that's a 350 point per week reduction...maybe a bit more if they don't care over the occasional 5 points advertisements.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Alright, I said alright.

 

[StereoVsn]

I'll give you props for at least not making the thread title as click baitey as the last one.

But before the usual replies come, no the rewards aren't stopping, they're just removing the one app.

Lost reminded me of:

 

[adamsapple]

Damn, that's a 350 point per week reduction...maybe a bit more if they don't care over the occasional 5 points advertisements.

The console app only has the 100 points per week tile. Not sure where you're getting 350 from.

 

[bender]

The console app only has the 100 points per week tile. Not sure where you're getting 350 from.

You get 2,500 every 10th week.

 

[YCoCg]

MY REWARDS STREAK!!!!! I'm in the zone where I get 2,500 every month and half, all that work for free Games Pass, gone.

 

[NEbeast]

Adam post anything negative about xbox?

 

[Unknown?]

I don't think they've shown what this new 'hub' they're making looks like. If I were to guess, it's probably get merged into the game pass app (which already has a reward sub-section in itself) on the console.

On PC and Mobile it'll probably remain the same as it is right now.

The new hub is being rolled in to PlayStation rewards.

 

[bender]

MY REWARDS STREAK!!!!! I'm in the zone where I get 2,500 every month and half, all that work for free Games Pass, gone.

My streak will end at 135.

 

[YCoCg]

Sadly it has been feeling like it's winding for a while now, I don't think I've seen any game achievement related ones since new year.

 

[adamsapple]

You get 2,500 every 10th week.

Yeah but that's not exactly a weekly thing, you get that for maintaining the streak for 10 weeks.

MY REWARDS STREAK!!!!! I'm in the zone where I get 2,500 every month and half, all that work for free Games Pass, gone.

You can get way more than the necessary points for game pass without the app. Folks like Topher , who don't have the console, do that without any issue.

 

[YCoCg]

You can get way more than the necessary points for game pass without the app.

Well yeah but it was a nice bonus for just quickly opening the app anytime I played a game.

 

[Beechos]

Pretty sure once it gets moved things will get nerfed. These reward programs always get worse and worse.

 

[bender]

Yeah but that's not exactly a weekly thing, you get that for maintaining the streak for 10 weeks.

It's about an 18,000 point reduction per year assuming the 5 point "your offers" go away as well which is roughly 1/12th of your yearly earning potential.

 

[JackMcGunns]

Because adam would never post this:

Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox and its weekly streaks to be killed off soon

Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox will be discontinued in April and has confirmed that its weekly streaks will also be coming to an end.

www.trueachievements.com

So Adam wouldn't make a fool of himself by posting a mere app move and spin it as going away entirely, so you went ahead and did it for him? Got it.

 

[adamsapple]

So Adam wouldn't make a fool of himself by posting a mere app move and spin it as going away entirely, so you went head and did it for him? Got it.

Not the first thread about Rewards I correct folks misconceptions.

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Anyway, looks like the new Rewards Hub is rolling out now.



On PC it just leads to the normal rewards page and on console it leads you to the Rewards (Beta) option in the Games / achievements hub on the console.

bender the new Weekly console bonus gives a potential 24,000 pts per year, I reckon that more than makes up for losing the 18,000 pts from the old Rewards app streaks.

 

[bender]

bender the new Weekly console bonus gives a potential 24000 pts per year, I reckon that more than makes up for losing the 18,000 pts from the old Rewards app streaks.

That's targeted as of right now.

 

[StereoVsn]

Adam post anything negative about xbox?

 

[Danknugz]

anyone else in the free gamepass till 2027 club? i haven't added my last few months i got from rewards yet but should be up to feb or march of '27 at this point

 

[adamsapple]

That's targeted as of right now.

You still haven't gotten it?

Gotdamn how am I, who has a lot more newer Rewards profile compared to some y'all, getting it first lol.

 

[bender]

You still haven't gotten it?

Gotdamn how am I, who has a lot more newer Rewards profile compared to some y'all, getting it first lol.

Pretty sure you are older than I am if I remember correctly based on Amazon Gift Card point prices.

 

[adamsapple]

Pretty sure you are older than I am if I remember correctly based on Amazon Gift Card point prices.

My Xbox id might be older from the X360 days but I only started using reward apps in 2022 onwards.

Maybe it grandfathered me into a longer tenure because of that.

 

[Vyse]

So far, yes. There are tiles for them on the website but they are greyed out. Hopefully it goes live there, cause the auto redeem $10 gift card is my go-to.

Same for me.

MY REWARDS STREAK!!!!! I'm in the zone where I get 2,500 every month and half, all that work for free Games Pass, gone.

Same. I’m at a 125 week streak.

 

[bender]

My Xbox id might be older from the X360 days but I only started using reward apps in 2022 onwards.

Maybe it grandfathered me into a longer tenure because of that.

Or just like everything else with the rewards program, it is inconsistent and/or broken.

 

[ReBurn]

anyone else in the free gamepass till 2027 club? i haven't added my last few months i got from rewards yet but should be up to feb or march of '27 at this point

Mine ends in July 2026 and I have enough rewards points to extend it to the end of 2027, but I'm not sure I want to.

 

[Companion Cube]

Sadly it has been feeling like it's winding for a while now, I don't think I've seen any game achievement related ones since new year.

I’ll take three days of opening the rewards app or a bing search over achievements any day.

 

[Topher]

Yeah but that's not exactly a weekly thing, you get that for maintaining the streak for 10 weeks.




You can get way more than the necessary points for game pass without the app. Folks like Topher , who don't have the console, do that without any issue.

Definitely. I dropped out of Rewards last year and then jumped back in and started earning again. I just redeemed another 3 months so I'm good through July of this year. Not sure folks will be able to stack up for years on end like they have in the past, but maintaining GPU entirely on Rewards points is certainly achievable.