Sony’s unifying all of its accounts, meaning that you’ll only need a PlayStation Network login moving forwards. The long overdue change will see PlayStation services such as PlayStation Store and PlayStation Now fused with Sony Mobile, Sony Electronics, and Sony Rewards. All you need to do is login to any of the company’s services with your existing PSN information and accept terms and conditions to create an account.
If, for example, you already have a Sony Rewards account that’s linked to the PlayStation Network with a different email address, you’ll simply need to follow the steps and login again with your PSN credentials. This will then become your primary means to access the website moving forwards. You can find out more information through here.
This feels like it’s part of a wider infrastructural overhaul from the Japanese giant, which will culminate in the introduction of a new browser-based PlayStation Store later this month, as we reported this week. Sony’s looking to streamline the experience for its members, and this seems like a solid step in the right direction – assuming it can pull off the transition without any hiccups, of course.
[source rewards.sony.com]
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Sony used common sense!
It’s super effective!
I'm really glad to hear this. I've been locked out of my sony rewards account for years now, so I've probably got a ton of points saved up.
Is the Sony Rewards program even available in the U.K. now?
Aw man, @nessisonett already made the joke....
Umm....
Congrats Sony for pulling a Microsoft.
I thought the news was going to read like having one account that can access all PS Store fronts, from UK to US to Japan so people don't have to create separate accounts just to try some goddamn demo or some sweet deals.
After spending about a grand in the P.S. Store I now find Sony has a rewards programme........I need to sit down I feel dizzy please tell me I have not lost out on anything.
@Enuo
Unless the points expired.
@Number09 @God_of_Nowt
My old Sony CapitalOne Visa used to get me 10 points for every $1 spent. Spend $100, get 1000 points, which was enough to redeem for a $10 PSN card.
Unfortunately, the program was recently switched from CapitalOne to Comenity, and the rewards went from 10x to 5x.
@get2sammyb When I first read this I was thinking it'd affect being able to create more than one PSN account to access other PSN store regions! Time for bed,gah!
To this day I am using one email for all my psn accounts
I thought this was a thing already, when I got my first xperia phone it told me to sign into my "Sony Account" and it was just my PSN account
@God_of_Nowt Cheers Blue.
@lacerz still 5x is a better return from what I got......dizzy feeling again I need a seat.
@God_of_Nowt funnily enough - Microsoft has an incredible rewards program. I don’t know the maths but you would get a lot back from spending £1000. You also get points from achievements now. And when you redeem the points for credit and spend the credit, you get points for spending it too! Kind of crazy actually.
I just redeemed £45 and thats not from spending anywhere near £1000 - but I do get a lot of achievements and play gamepass so it all adds up.
@God_of_Nowt glad you looked into it at least. Not sure how many people use it. But i think we can all agree its about time achievements/trophies counted towards something useful! But yea its great.
@God_of_Nowt
“ We're sorry but at this time Sony Rewards is not available outside the United States”
🙁
Why didn't they do this from the start?
Looks like sony dont care about us Canadians =( we're not invited to the rewards party
I though for a second that mean we no longer had Regions, so I can see US content with EU account instead of needing to keep my US account
@Enuo Ive also been locked out of some Sony accounts, they can't resolve it
Hopefully this also means having the ability to change region without needing to make a new account since they're streamlining everything
@Robocod
One Sony;
Ony.
@Darylb88 lol oh no, a WHOLE week?!?!?
Its just a week, and its not the same.
If it were the same itd be like the uk NEVER EVER EVER getting ps5... EVER lol.
Also i cant personally afford a ps5 day 1 so you will most likely be playing it loooong before i ever do
Let's just hope they're encrypting and firewalling the data properly this time...
@thefourfoldroot Nope America exclusive
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