The best way to use your PlayStation Stars rewards points

[Bryank75]

PlayStation gamers share essential tip for easy free store credit

PlayStation gamers have one essential tip for easy free store credit

www.gamingbible.com

The new feature is called PlayStation Stars, and it's basically a loyalty program that allows players to earn points by completing certain activities. These activities range from earning trophies and winning tournaments to simply checking in to play a game. While most of the rewards are naff intangible guff like digital collectibles, it's possible to save up Star Points and use them to get money off games.
However, as the good folk of Reddit have observed, there is a knack to this. Essentially, you always want to use your Star Points to grab store credit, rather than use them to buy the game directly.
One Reddit user quickly did the math, using 2023's excellent indie horror/fishing sim Dredge as the example.
"Dredge is 6250 points, equivalent to £25," they wrote. "5000 points nets you a £20 store credit. Dredge on the store is £19.99 normally, but currently £15.99 on offer. Even when it's not on offer, the points conversion still favours grabbing the store credit over the game directly. So basically a quick PSA to say always do the math when it comes to the points rewards from PlayStation Stars."

 

[Gamernyc78]

PlayStation gamers share essential tip for easy free store credit

PlayStation gamers have one essential tip for easy free store credit

www.gamingbible.com

The new feature is called PlayStation Stars, and it's basically a loyalty program that allows players to earn points by completing certain activities. These activities range from earning trophies and winning tournaments to simply checking in to play a game. While most of the rewards are naff intangible guff like digital collectibles, it's possible to save up Star Points and use them to get money off games.
However, as the good folk of Reddit have observed, there is a knack to this. Essentially, you always want to use your Star Points to grab store credit, rather than use them to buy the game directly.
One Reddit user quickly did the math, using 2023's excellent indie horror/fishing sim Dredge as the example.
"Dredge is 6250 points, equivalent to £25," they wrote. "5000 points nets you a £20 store credit. Dredge on the store is £19.99 normally, but currently £15.99 on offer. Even when it's not on offer, the points conversion still favours grabbing the store credit over the game directly. So basically a quick PSA to say always do the math when it comes to the points rewards from PlayStation Stars."

Just jumped on the app earlier to check my points out.

 

[Vertigo]

I just redeemed a 20 dollar card and was thinking to redeem it on upgrading ps plus to extra when it’s that much to upgrade to the next tier. That’s my cheapo value approach to it all

 

[Box]

It amazes me that this hasn't come to consoles yet

 

[Bryank75]

It amazes me that this hasn't come to consoles yet

There should definitely be a way to view and interact with it on the console, it's bizarre not to have it.

 

[Box]

There should definitely be a way to view and interact with it on the console, it's bizarre not to have it.

90% of my friend list has no idea playstation stars even exist.

 

[Gamernyc78]

90% of my friend list has no idea playstation stars even exist.

I forgot till I went to my app today. It would be cool if it was integrated to the os some way and the games you own that have rewards to complete.

 

[Shmunter]

I’m looking now and still have no idea where to find them. Done it before but forgot already

Edit: found it, so obscure

 

[KiryuRealty]

I forgot till I went to my app today. It would be cool if it was integrated to the os some way and the games you own that have rewards to complete.

I think they will integrate it once it has been rolled out worldwide.

Wish lists weren't integrated for a long time.

 

[JAHGamer]

They need to allow physical buyers to be able to participate like Nintendo does. I’m 4 stars but that’s only from buying vr games and the Spider-Man DualSense.

Also it’s dumb that I got Stars points for buying the Spider-man controller from PS Direct, but I didn’t get any points for buying a PSVR2. Sony being stingy

 

[Plextorage]

90% of my friend list has no idea playstation stars even exist.

They knew about it, because there was PS Stars info section on PS Store on consoles, but your friends weren't interested in that surely.