Xbox Live Diamond now requires membership fee

by Dustin Burg on Jan 8th 2008 11:30AM

If you're familiar with the Xbox Live Diamond Card program, then you know that membership in it entitles you to all kinds of deals from a bunch of online retailers as well as retailers in your neighborhood. Some offers are rather good while others are worthless, but membership into the Diamond program has been free since its launch, so we've never complained. That is until now.

Starting in March, Microsoft's program partner Passport Unlimited will be taking complete control over the Diamond program and will begin charging an annual fee. $6.95 a year to be exact. Registration is closed until the transfer is complete and current members will keep their membership free of charge until their 2008 expiration date when Passport Unlimited will require payment to renew. Honestly, the program isn't super useful and we don't see many people forking over $7 to keep access to a free Taco Johns softshell taco coupon. Then again, those tacos are mighty tasty.

[Via Gamertag Radio]

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Reader Comments (60)

I saw this two days ago on Unscripted360.com Crazy there making us pay for something that really had few to no benefits.

i've used the card a few times... but why would i pay for coupons? this is stupid. bad move, msoft...

In the year that I have had this card i have only used it once. Looks like I won't be renewing my subscription this year.

Well considering that I have had the card for almost a year and a half and NEVER used it I will not be spending 6.95 a year for something that is useless!!!

i have been signed up with xbl diamond for well over a year and half good thing i jumped early, now i dont have to pay...for now....

probaly like everyone else i just got it because it sounded cool haha....

Ahh, but rent one get one free at Hollywood video is so worth it!

I think my is...... lost it not long after I had it. Don't care about it. Buh-bye

Well i used it got $35 off a Sony Alpha 100 digital camera from Ritzcamera.com, which is a $600-800 camera depending on where you buy it. It brought the price down to the same as a lot of those sketchy scammer sites, but with better reliability. Would have already paid for itself. Also the R1G1 at Movie Gallery got used a time or two.