Sony announces PlayStation Stars loyalty program rewards

Sony’s PlayStation rewards program, PlayStation Stars, finally has a release date and a more defined idea of what rewards players can earn, namely, collectible digital figurines and even PlayStation Network wallet funds.

Sony announced the updates in a PlayStation Blog post, and while the post didn’t showcase what the figurines actually look like or what actions result in which rewards, Sony clarified that the digital figurines aren’t NFTs. They may be unique, but they aren’t one-of-a-kind and cannot be sold or traded.

“Digital collectibles are beautifully rendered, digital representations of things that PlayStation fans enjoy, including figurines of beloved and iconic characters from games and other forms of entertainment, as well as cherished devices that tap into Sony’s history of innovation,” Grace Chen, Sony’s vice president of network advertising, said in the blog post.

The Stargazer Telescope is the program’s first figurine reward, with Punto from Ape Escape 2 and the Toro and Kuro cat pair from BeXide’s popular Japanese games, among a handful of additional figurines available to earn at launch.

The PlayStation Stars program is already live in Asia. Here’s when it rolls out elsewhere:

North and South America: October 5 Europe and Australia: October 13

Once PlayStation Stars goes live, you can earn points by making purchases on the PlayStation Store, playing certain games, and completing specific challenges during a designated period. You don’t need PlayStation Plus to join the program, though Sony said Plus members will get special rewards on occasion. 

Presumably, Sony will roll out game-specific rewards coinciding with new launches, such as the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, set to launch in 2023.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF