Access is open to all PlayStation owners, with additional benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you’re familiar with Xbox’s Microsoft Rewards program – well, this is a rough equivalent, with some interesting differences. Eurogamer Newscast: What can Sony do to improve PlayStation Plus Premium? PlayStation owners will earn reward points by logging in and completing certain activities, which can then be redeemed for PSN Wallet funds and other PlayStation Store products. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll also earn reward points for purchases made through the PlayStation Store. Certain activities will also reward you with “digital collectibles,” which Sony describes as “digital representations of things PlayStation fans enjoy, including figurines of favorite and iconic characters from games and other forms of entertainment, as well as beloved devices that leverage the Sony history of innovation”. It sounds like the points will be relatively easy to earn, with a monthly check-in giving you a bunch of points just for playing one game each month. More involved challenges will reward you for winning tournaments, earning specific PlayStation trophies, or even being “the first player to platinum a blockbuster title in your local time zone.” And for those worried that these ‘digital collectibles’ will ever be marketable – Sony has already ruled that out. “Definitely not an NFT. Definitely not. You can’t trade them or sell them. It doesn’t leverage any blockchain technology and definitely not an NFT,” PlayStation’s Grace Chen confirmed to the Washington Post. Last night, Sony revealed more games coming to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in July, including a clean-looking Stray.
