When Sony recently announced that it was nerfing PS Stars points, players speculated that the loyalty program was either “too” successful to be considered sustainable, or players discovered a loophole of some sort that Sony was looking to plug. I instantly dismissed those suggestions as conspiracy theories, but after seeing a new campaign that rewards points, I’m starting to think that might be true.
Sony may have halved PS Stars points earned from some campaigns
Earlier today, a player pointed out that Sony added a new PS Stars campaign for partaking in PlayStation Tournaments. The reward? Only 25 points — just half of the standard 50 points that campaigns typically come with. I double-checked my app, and yep, it’s there: a campaign worth just 25 points.
To put this into perspective, Sony no longer considers PS Plus subscription purchases/renewals eligible to earn points, players now only have 12 months to keep their hard-earned points, and those without a PS Plus subscription earn NO points from purchases regardless of how much they splash on the PS Store. Ouch!
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Sony had something good going with PS Stars, but seems intent on making a botch of it. No surprise, then, that the PS Store rewards section remains empty. The wallet funds are practically a carrot dangling in front of players at this point as a good chunk of members will now barely manage to unlock digital collectibles.