The all new PlayStation Stars loyalty program (Stars are not NFTs)

[The_Kopite 1,024]

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/14/introducing-playstation-stars-an-all-new-loyalty-program/

 

Sounds good in theory:

Reward points for purchases. 

General rewards for playing

Specific objectives like tournaments

Free to join

 

I just wonder about those 'digital collectibles' though - potentially Sony's form of NFT's?

 

We will see. What are your thoughts on this announcement?

[grifteskymfning 1,821]

Washed hog.

[sepheroithisgod 3,062]

I mean, having a loyalty program vs not having one is a good thing.

 

I was very sad watching Sony Rewards go from an excellent reward service to what it is today...useless. I don't really care about "digital collectibles" but if I can start getting PSN credit for spending money and playing games, it's a big win. If not, big fail.

Edited July 14, 2022 by sepheroithisgod

[Adam 68]

free is free

[Smashero 5,122]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/07/14/sony-playstation-stars-announcement/

"All players will earn loyalty points that can be redeemed for PlayStation Network wallet funds (and thus traded in for items worth real money). Gamers who are also subscribed to Sony’s PlayStation Plus online service will earn additional points to spend in the PlayStation Store, a perk that non-subscribers will miss out on.

Players can redeem points for stand-alone games, add-on content and specially themed collectibles in the reward catalogue. Sony plans to add new rewards, campaigns and collectibles over time."

"As part of PlayStation Stars, the first player to reach platinum — completing all in-game achievements — in a blockbuster title in a local time zone will also receive a reward, precluding others from winning it. Chen said the company would work to minimize fraudulent activities in the event that people cheat or buy and sell accounts with certain rewards attached."

Cool :]

[ZedsDeadStevo 380]

First thoughts, I think it'll be great to try and grow the community more. With trophies being part of this scheme, it's free so why not. Good to see them try at least. 

 

Edit: Something, something, boo 👎 

 

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by ZedsDeadStevo
Needed a hint of negativity

[Jelly Soup 2,156]

We've been down this road before. In the past, it was a tacked on feature that hardly worked. This one looks a bit more thought out, though, and it costs nothing to participate. Free crap is free crap.

[DrBloodmoney 26,714]

5 minutes ago, Jelly Soup said:

We've been down this road before. In the past, it was a tacked on feature that hardly worked. This one looks a bit more thought out, though, and it costs nothing to participate. Free crap is free crap.

 

Actually - some of us haven't been down this road before...

 

...I'm pretty sure the last system was US only, IIRC 😂

 

 

Remains to be seen if this one is worldwide or not... and how well they manage to implement it.

 

I'm not going to cynically dismiss the idea - but I'm not holding my breath either...

Edited July 14, 2022 by DrBloodmoney

[The_Kopite 1,024]

1 minute ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Actually - some of us haven't been down this road before...

 

...I'm pretty sure the last system was US only, IIRC 

 

 

Remains to be seen if this one is worldwide or not... and how well the manage to implement it

Very true! Definitely didn't see any rewards service at all here in the UK so hoping it'll be implemented correctly, and implemented worldwide. 

[Bishcraft 42]

I still want Sony to send you an actual Platinum trophy to you when you reach a certain amount of platinum trophies, that would be cool!

[Abby_TheLastofUs 5,187]

37 minutes ago, Smashero said:

"As part of PlayStation Stars, the first player to reach platinum — completing all in-game achievements — in a blockbuster title in a local time zone will also receive a reward, precluding others from winning it. Chen said the company would work to minimize fraudulent activities in the event that people cheat or buy and sell accounts with certain rewards attached."

Cool :]

 

This sounds cool in theory, but wouldn't it give people with review copies and those who get the game early an unfair advantage? I suppose Sony could disqualify those that earn any trophy before the game's official release, but what's to stop those people from practicing on a throwaway account and then speedrunning the platinum on their normal account once the official release date hits? 🤔

 

 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Abby_TheLastofUs

[G4Knight 168]

“It’s definitely not NFTs. Definitely not. You can’t trade them or sell them. It is not leveraging any blockchain technologies and definitely not NFTs,” 

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/07/14/sony-playstation-stars-announcement/

[DaivRules 15,636]

24 minutes ago, The_Kopite said:

I just wonder about those 'digital collectibles' though - potentially Sony's form of NFT's?

 

The digital collectibles don't appear to be tradable in any way also not based on any kind of blockchain so definitely not any form of NFTs.

 

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Once you become a member, you’ll earn rewards by completing a variety of campaigns and activities. Our “Monthly Check-In” campaign simply requires you to play any game to receive a reward, while other campaigns require you to win tournaments, earn specific trophies, or even be the first player to platinum a blockbuster title in your local time zone.

All PlayStation Stars members will have opportunities to earn loyalty points. Points can be redeemed in a catalog that may include PSN wallet funds and select PlayStation Store products. As an additional benefit, PlayStation Plus members enrolled in PlayStation Stars automatically earn points for purchases on PlayStation Store. 

 

This sounds a lot like what Sony has been doing for decades with a program they used to call RLS and then later called On PlayStation, which is a sales associate training program for retailers selling PlayStation products.

 

If so, those loyalty points will be for specific activities, not just earning any trophies like that last hot mess of an attempt of increasing trophy earning to increase Sonys marketing and advertising. I expect the specific activities will be time-limited and either quizzes, or possibly playing specific games.

 

 

 

Ha ha, @G4Knight posted the same response about NFTs as I was finishing typing up my response.

 

 

[The_Kopite 1,024]

29 minutes ago, G4Knight said:

“It’s definitely not NFTs. Definitely not. You can’t trade them or sell them. It is not leveraging any blockchain technologies and definitely not NFTs,” 

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/07/14/sony-playstation-stars-announcement/

 

27 minutes ago, DaivRules said:

The digital collectibles don't appear to be tradable in any way also not based on any kind of blockchain so definitely not any form of NFTs.

That's excellent news! Well then I can only see good potential things with this service

[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV 3,003]

Sounds kinda similar to how things work on the Nintendo Switch - earning points for purchases on the eshop (or redeeming gold points from some physical games), having "missions" and earning platinum points by completing them, etc.

 

Can't say I really have much of an opinion on this, I'm gonna have to wait and see it in action before I can pass any real judgement. In theory it sounds like it could be cool, but this is Sony and... I've lost count of how often I've been disappointed in their "ideas", especially in cases like this where they've seemingly taken inspiration from another company. The PlayStation Classic was immensely disappointing, and I know it's still early days, but I'm still waiting on an actual decent catalogue of classic games since they introduced the new PS+.

[iriihutoR84 886]

Hopefully it's a bit like Microsoft Rewards but naturally without the Bing part. You get points for example for earning a daily achievement, starting a certain Game Pass game, accomplishing a task in a certain Game Pass game (kill 5 enemies for example), play Game Pass every day and such. I get about $15-20 every month from Microsoft Rewards without much effort.

[TrophyChief 1,802]

Count me in! Good to see them engaging the fan base and loyal players. Looking forward to learning more.

[zaibro 100]

I just hope it's as useful as Microsoft Rewards and not region locked.

[peffsi 200]

Sign me up.

It's free, so even if I only get $5 credit in one year it's still worth it, lol.

The bigger news is that Grace Chen is still at PlayStation!

GRACE CHEN!!!! Haven't seen her name in years.

[Lordguwa 4,273]

steam has some kind of collectible system but with cards. if i had to guess it's a mix of Xbox and steam.

i spent a decent amount of money on the PSN store each month.

 

edit: not really a fan of becoming the first one to plat a game. i like to work on them at my own pace.

Edited July 14, 2022 by Lordguwa

[jgm4789 527]

So people who are the first to plat a game in a certain timezone will get a prize. I wonder how big the trophy hunting community in the timezones east of Hawaii and in greenland are. Because theres no way ill get any of them in my timezone in the good old usa.

[Alpha-Strider 101]

I'll definitely check this out, Sony Rewards was great before they ditched trophy passes. Hopefully there isn't too much emphasis on being the first to Platinum games, I'm usually playing games years after they came out.

[Bumperklever 2,325]

Everybody talking about how amazing the revive is of the reward system and how interesting its new concep it.

 

While I am like. Mmmmm, Well hopefully we in Europe will finally get that loyality system too.

[Princess Luna 4,031]

1 hour ago, Bishcraft said:

I still want Sony to send you an actual Platinum trophy to you when you reach a certain amount of platinum trophies, that would be cool!

 

That wouldn't be a very good idea though, it would only encourage people to earn more ezpz platinums and thus become less special to the individual. 

[D-E-U-S-X 743]

Getting extra rewards for same behavior sounds good.

I doubt we will get any rewards for playing PS3 or Vita games though, unfortunately.