Sony has announced PlayStation Stars, a new customer loyalty program that will be launched later this year.
Access is open to all PlayStation owners, with additional benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
If you’re familiar with the Microsoft Microsoft Rewards scheme, well, that’s a rough equivalent, with a couple of intriguing differences.
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PlayStation owners will acquire reward points by logging in and completing certain activities, which can then be redeemed for wallet funds from PSN and other PlayStation Store products.
If you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you will also earn loyalty points with purchases made through PlayStation Store.
Some activities will also reward you with “digital collectibles,” which Sony describes as “digital representations of things that PlayStation fans enjoy, including figurines of beloved and iconic game characters and other forms of entertainment, as well as devices.” appreciated that they take advantage of the products of Sony. history of the innovation “.
It looks like the points will be relatively easy to get, with a monthly check-in check that will give you a few points just for playing a game each month. The trickier challenges will reward you with winning tournaments, winning specific PlayStation trophies, or even being “the first player to win a highly successful title in your local time zone.”
And for those who are concerned that these “digital collectibles” may be traded, Sony has already ruled it out.
“They’re definitely not NFT. Definitely not. You can’t market or sell them. You’re not taking advantage of any blockchain technology and definitely not NFT,” Grace Chen of PlayStation confirmed to The Washington Post.
Last night, Sony unveiled more games that will hit PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in July, including the purrfect-looking Stray.