Has anyone donated to the Relief Fund for Japan on the PSN?

Just curious to see how many people donated. I live in a small town in the Philippines and I got a bunch of people to donate through my PSN account since this is the only way we can donate to Japan. It's great that Sony allows us gamers to actually make a difference and help out those in Japan. (^_^)

I've never made a single donation in my life.

I haven't. Their GDP is pretty good, so I don't think they'd need a precious fiver of mine.

i donated $5 on my psn account.

I've never made a single donation in my life.

Animatronic64

Unfortunately, this seems to be the attitude for more people than it really needs to be. The whole mentality of "If I'm not getting anything out of this it isn't worth my money".

Over 18,000 people lost their lives. 250+ Billion dollars in damage was done. If even justhalf the PS3 owners donated $10, that would be 250 million dollars going towards relief efforts. A little money goes a long way as long as every is willing to give up a little.

Plus if you keep some record of it you can get tax reductions.

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I've never made a single donation in my life.

CajunShooter

Unfortunately, this seems to be the attitude for more people than it really needs to be. The whole mentality of "If I'm not getting anything out of this it isn't worth my money".

Over 18,000 people lost their lives. 250+ Billion dollars in damage was done. If even justhalf the PS3 owners donated $10, that would be 250 million dollars going towards relief efforts. A little money goes a long way as long as every is willing to give up a little.

Plus if you keep some record of it you can get tax reductions.

My girlfriend is Korean and I live in Ireland and it haunted me to think of if it happened to her so I donated. Felt good too. Also I wouldn't have my PS3 without those wonderfully smart japanese people

Didn't know you could donate through PSN, maybe I will do this later on.

Yup

No, not yet.

No, I didn't donate for haiti I won't donate for Japan.Fightingfan

You actually have a bit of a point. I imagine that more people are making donations for Japanese victims of natural disaster becausethere are a lot of gamers and anime fans. I didn't hear much -- if anything at all -- about donations to help the people in Christchurch, New Zealand when they suffered devastating earthquake losses. It's a good thing to donate to Japan, of course, but the before mentioned observation popped into my head.

I just wish Sony would offer people a better image than they one they're offering now. A single static image - not even a dynamic theme? Come on Sony, you can do better.

I donated 5 bucks :)

I just wish Sony would offer people a better image than they one they're offering now. A single static image - not even a dynamic theme? Come on Sony, you can do better.

d_parker

The theme isn't really the point

i donated $10

donated 10 bucks

I haven't tried the PSN version only because my work is offering a donation program through the American Red Cross & it seems to be the best so far. Simply because they will match dollar for dollar to whomever makes a donation. For example, if I donate $100, they will also match & donate $100 to the American Red Cross to assist Japan.

Of course I did. What kind of person would I be if I cannot help my fellow man? We should all do our part to help Humanity as a whole.

I donated $10 8)

nope.

i donated 2 bucks

I donated £10 on PSN and will donate again.

I think if you have a better option available, like directly to the red cross, go for that. It looks like Sony is treating this like a regular sale, hence the charging tax on a donation. So that means whatever profit they get will go to the red cross, but you're really just paying 10, 20, or 50 bucks for the theme. I kind of doubt it's a malicious publicity stunt, especially since Sony is a Japanese company, but there are better options.guynamedbilly

I gave $2.

I think if you have a better option available, like directly to the red cross, go for that. It looks like Sony is treating this like a regular sale, hence the charging tax on a donation. So that means whatever profit they get will go to the red cross, but you're really just paying 10, 20, or 50 bucks for the theme. I kind of doubt it's a malicious publicity stunt, especially since Sony is a Japanese company, but there are better options.guynamedbilly

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I've never made a single donation in my life.

Animatronic64

Unfortunately, this seems to be the attitude for more people than it really needs to be. The whole mentality of "If I'm not getting anything out of this it isn't worth my money".

Over 18,000 people lost their lives. 250+ Billion dollars in damage was done. If even justhalf the PS3 owners donated $10, that would be 250 million dollars going towards relief efforts. A little money goes a long way as long as every is willing to give up a little.

Plus if you keep some record of it you can get tax reductions.

Gosh you sound selfish as hell. If you were in their situation, you wouldasking for all the help you would need. Your homes are destoryed, people are dead, they have to start all over and it would take years and almost imposssbile to go though how they lived before.

i have, i donated $10, and the theme isnt that bad either that comes with it (its just too bright to notice any new messages you get, lol)

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Unfortunately, this seems to be the attitude for more people than it really needs to be. The whole mentality of "If I'm not getting anything out of this it isn't worth my money".

Over 18,000 people lost their lives. 250+ Billion dollars in damage was done. If even justhalf the PS3 owners donated $10, that would be 250 million dollars going towards relief efforts. A little money goes a long way as long as every is willing to give up a little.

Plus if you keep some record of it you can get tax reductions.

shadow13702

Gosh you sound selfish as hell. If you were in their situation, you wouldasking for all the help you would need. Your homes are destoryed, people are dead, they have to start all over and it would take years and almost imposssbile to go though how they lived before.

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[QUOTE="Animatronic64"]I just don't care. I probably wouldn't even if I was getting something out of it.

Animatronic64

Gosh you sound selfish as hell. If you were in their situation, you wouldasking for all the help you would need. Your homes are destoryed, people are dead, they have to start all over and it would take years and almost imposssbile to go though how they lived before.

How exactly do I think im better than everyone else? And out of curiosity what eventwere you part of?

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Gosh you sound selfish as hell. If you were in their situation, you wouldasking for all the help you would need. Your homes are destoryed, people are dead, they have to start all over and it would take years and almost imposssbile to go though how they lived before.

shadow13702

How exactly do I think im better than everyone else? And out of curiosity what eventwere you part of?

As for the second question, that would be the Bosnian War.