Xbox Live Diamond Card - It’ll Cost Ya in 2008

Remember the hype surrounding the Xbox Live Diamond card a while back?  It was supposed to be an amazingly cool card with your Gamertag on it and it was supposed to give you all kinds of cool discounts to awesome places.  Well, it did have your Gamertag on it but it didn’t pack any goodies.  You can probably count the number of people on one hand who actually made good use of it.  I believe the only thing worthwhile were the Quiznos coupons and ofcourse seeing your Gamertag on it.  My point is that the program was hardly anything to boast about even if it was free.  (keyword = was)

Xbox Live Diamond Card Changes

Fast forward to 2008 and it looks like someone thought the benefits were so amazing that a charge was necessary.  That’s right.  That Xbox Live Diamond card that you probably lost months ago will now cost you $6.95 per year to maintain.  The cost goes into effect after March 1, 2008.  Reading the notice about the change, you’ll see that the program is changing ownership to Passport Unlimited.  Perhaps the benefits are about to live up to the hype?  Who knows and really does anyone care at this point?

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20 Responses to “Xbox Live Diamond Card - It’ll Cost Ya in 2008”

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  1. 11
    Rich Reed Says:

    10 Million Members and now they want to charge for that(WTF!)
    I tried to use the card twice and both times they didn’t even know they took it. I will have to think hard about paying for something that was pretty useless.

  2. 12
    Bloody Baroness Says:
    Member has registered Member had enough luck to win Guest appearance on show U360 Gamer Girl U360 Mystery Medal Member is a contributor of news & tips 
    Went beyond 15,000 Gamerscore

    It never came here in the first place, so I miss out on/ gain… nothing.. :P


  3. 13
    UNSCleric Says:
    Member has registered Member had enough luck to win Member is 200 contributor Member has U360 Showcase Member has played at Unscripted Nights Original Gangsta when U360 debuted 
    Went beyond 15,000 Gamerscore

    I used the coupon for it constantly at Hollywood Video, but I never once showed them my card, just printed out the coupon for rent 1 get one free for 360 games. I used it probably close to 20 times.


  4. 14
    Rhyme Says:
    Member has registered Member accomplished a triple threat Guest appearance on show Member had enough luck to win Member has played at Unscripted Nights The Puzzler 
    Member has U360 Showcase Member is 200 contributor Went beyond 15,000 Gamerscore

    LOL they never sent my other one from last year….


  5. 15
    TXPaladin Says:
    Member has registered Member had enough luck to win Guest appearance on show Member has played at Unscripted Nights Member accomplished a triple threat Member is a contributor of news & tips 
    Member has U360 Showcase Member is 200 contributor Community Playdate Participant

    I’ll need to look into it more. I don’t go to Quizno’s that much anymore.


  6. 16
    dionysusolympus Says:

    lol. i never received one and i applied already a couple of months ago. but this is increduluous on microsoft’s part.

  7. 17
    DeaconBlade Says:

    i don’t actually believe this is a microsoft move to be honest. i think it’s always been a 3rd party thing.


  8. 18
    Deejay Knight Says:
    Member has registered Member has played at Unscripted Nights Member had enough luck to win Member accomplished a triple threat The Puzzler Guest appearance on show 
    Went beyond 15,000 Gamerscore

    Wow.

    I don’t know if there’s enough deal there for me, at least personally, to justify paying $7.95 a year for the Diamond card. I haven’t gotten the chance to use it yet.

    Ah well.


  9. 19
    Carbon Filter Says:
    Member has registered Member has been infected The Puzzler Member is a contributor of news & tips Original Gangsta when U360 debuted Member had enough luck to win

    man those guys at 360 Fanboy ran this story TWO DAYS after yours …they don’t link to you lol


  10. 20
    DeaconBlade Says:

    lol @ Carbon. it’s cool man. just say you knew before them ;)


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