Super Smash Bros. Melee had it better, some years earlier.
Sony’s Tuesday evening state of Play(Opens in a new tab) event provided more details about the PlayStation Stars loyalty program, that will consist of a set of games that require gamers to complete tasks in various games and reward players in the form of 3D Digital collectibles.
The information is minimal, with only the video clip, which shows the rewards in various examples as well as an PlayStation blog post(Opens in a new tab) It seems like a great project. Complete your achievements in games that you’re playing now to earn 3D models of the objects and characters from the history of PlayStation? Neat!
Trophies found in Super Smash Bros. Melee included, for instance, three-dimensional models depicting characters from Nintendo’s past, which could be obtained randomly during the game, or through winning certain games with various characters. There were 290 of them to be discovered, and you could open each one to see a detailed description of the item or character as well as rotate the model to view it from different angles. The concept was reintroduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS, but was sadly replaced by 2D stickers that resembled Spirits that appeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
This isn’t a new concept exclusive that is exclusive to Nintendo, the Super Smash Bros. series or Nintendo also. The more formal phrase refers to “model viewer,” and many games already feature this feature. 3D models are a part of the games, the ability to view them from any angle to be rewards for playing is a common practice. It’s true, they were present in Sony’s Astro’s Playroom game, a pack-in game for PlayStation 5. PlayStation 5.
Rewards when playing on platforms isn’t a new concept, also. Xbox is doing this for quite a while now through Xbox Game Pass quests. There are only points that can be used to purchase Xbox Live membership, gift cards, or in-game Rewards, yet it’s an interesting concept.
However, PlayStation Stars could be an enjoyable experience. Viewers with models are a nice feature and, if they can provide some truly stunning details thanks to the PS5’s processing power It could even be awe-inspiring.
With a couple of specifics, we can run off with our imaginations and come up with the best possibility PlayStation Stars could be. How precise will the models be? Do they move? Or are you able to engage with them? An PlayStation model that has an exploded view that lets you examine all the internal components could make it one the top model viewer features ever. A Kratos game which lets you choose unique costumes or movements that are from God of War games.
What about additional information for every model, other than the blurb of text? Imagine seeing the classic PlayStation 3 ads with a PS3 model or game guides with game characters.
It’s unlikely that it will occur, but it’s fun to think about. It’s likely that you’ll find 3-D models of PlayStation objects to play games. This is fun if you enjoy collecting stuff like that.
That’s all that I could say about PlayStation Stars at this point. Another plus: It won’t be the elaborate-but-abandoned boondoggle that was PlayStation Home. Incidentally, Facebook/Meta? Sony invented your version of the metaverse prior to you could dive into the murky world that are Second Life or VRML. Are you familiar with VRML? In 1997? No? Okay.
