Sony has surprised PS Stars members with one final free gift as the program shuts down. Although the gift is yet another digital collectible, players have appreciated the gesture. Current members have a few days to claim the freebie by simply logging in and playing a game.

PS Stars emotional free gift comes with a message from Sony

Players had a lot of gripes with PlayStation Stars but the general consensus is that the program needed to be refined rather than shut down.

We still don’t know why Sony chose to go down that route, but conspiracy theorists are convinced that PS Stars is being pulled because too many players were benefitting from its Points system (which Sony later gutted) and redeeming accrued points against PS Store wallet funds rather than collectibles and overpriced game rewards.

Sony’s final digital collectible, which is a Mythic, comes with an emotional message that has members admitting that they’ll miss PS Stars despite its flaws.

“PlayStation Stars may be ending, but your loyalty and support will forever live in our hearts,” Sony wrote. “Thanks for three years of great games, fun challenges, and exciting digital collectibles!”

Sony did hint that it’ll come back with a new program in the future, but don’t hold your breath.

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