PlayStation Stars has an ultra-exclusive Diamond tier, according to datamine

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It looks like the PlayStation Stars reward scheme has an elusive 'Diamond' tier that's invite-only, according to a datamine of the system.

The PlayStation Stars reward scheme comes to PS5 this month in the West, offering goodies like digital collectibles to players who complete challenges across some of the best PS5 games. It was known that the reward scheme would feature four tiers of escalating value, but details of a datamine of the PlayStation mobile app show there could be a secret fifth.

The datamine posted to Reddit features text referring to a 'Diamond' PlayStation Stars tier, and its requirements for entry read 'Invite only to Diamond Level.' This could imply that Sony handpicks the Diamond tier's members, but more specific criteria for getting invited remain unknown.

Also, according to the datamined info, those blessed with entry to the Diamond tier will instantly receive a unique digital figure titled 'Level 5 Diorama — Bots Don't Breathe.' The collectible is based on Team Asobi's Astro Bot series, and a graphic for it has been featured(opens in new tab) on PlayStation's official site.

The PlayStation Stars landing page(opens in new tab) only details four tiers of rewards, which players will progress through as they continue to complete challenges. There's no mention of a fifth Diamond tier whatsoever. So my first guess on how to access it would be to continue to complete challenges in Tier 4, perhaps to an absurd enough degree for PlayStation to notice.

That might entail earning a certain number of Platinum trophies, being subscribed to PS Plus for a given number of months, or maybe even other avenues of promotion like buying the upcoming DualSense Edge or PSVR 2. That's pure speculation on my part, but offering a