{"id":1869990,"date":"2026-04-07T15:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869990"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:01:41","slug":"sony-is-starting-a-weird-service-that-scans-people-to-put-them-in-playstation-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869990","title":{"rendered":"Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/l6A9DBMRylYjHKVAejynrg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzM-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/4841baf0-3291-11f1-aeed-87f9e326ec26&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-8cc2d2f6-0e75-41ce-b70c-e413507bfa3c\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 ml-2 before:mb-0.5 before:mr-3 before:inline-block before:size-2 before:rotate-45 before:border-r-2 before:border-t-2 before:border-battleship\">Playstation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">One lucky fan will, sort of, appear in Gran Turismo 7.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TcQCYKuJU_9Vi2dogRUGcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2023-04%2Fbe2dabc0-dee3-11ed-af74-cc21123945d3&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=b1b4a88b5678acf357d4ca80e15ee9cff64e9455\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Lawrence Bonk<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T15:01:41.000Z\">Tue, April 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T15:01:41.000Z\">Tue, April 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MgM3xqUxkzX8S..klmN4.A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTc-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/4841baf0-3291-11f1-aeed-87f9e326ec26\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Sony<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Sony just announced a truly strange initiative <ins>called The Playerbase<\/ins>. This is a program to scan people&#8217;s likenesses and pop them in PlayStation games. That&#8217;s pretty wild, but potentially cool to those who have always wanted to become a weird humanoid version of Crash Bandicoot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The program is ramping up slowly. Sony has announced a contest of sorts to place one lucky fan inside of <em>Gran Turismo 7<\/em>, though in a reduced fashion. The chosen player will get an image of their face placed inside the game as a character portrait and will get the chance to design a logo and the exterior of a vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A lady named Sarah is now in Gran Turismo 7. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"548\" class=\"fig-image-round\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lZpnaf40k6yWrFLq6JgQHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0OA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/9be4b5e0-3291-11f1-bfff-f20c58bd2625\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Sony<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This person will also get a trip to Los Angeles to participate in a full-body scan, but Sony hasn&#8217;t said what, if anything, they&#8217;d do with this scan. After all, <em>Gran Turismo 7<\/em> is a racing game without too many full-body models walking around.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_md9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16d9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Fans have a lot of hoops to jump through to be considered for placement. There&#8217;s a <ins>traditional application process<\/ins>, but also video interviews and other stuff. The promotion is available to players in the Americas, Europe, Asia, South Africa and Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Of course, there needs to be actual new PlayStation games for people to scan their likenesses into. Sony <ins>hasn&#8217;t exactly been providing<\/ins> us with a <ins>robust lineup of first-party titles<\/ins> this generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Sony just announced a truly strange initiative <ins>called The Playerbase<\/ins>. This is a program to scan people&#8217;s likenesses and pop them in PlayStation games. That&#8217;s pretty wild, but potentially cool to those who have always wanted to become a weird humanoid version of Crash Bandicoot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The program is ramping up slowly. Sony has announced a contest of sorts to place one lucky fan inside of <em>Gran Turismo 7<\/em>, though in a reduced fashion. The chosen player will get an image of their face placed inside the game as a character portrait and will get the chance to design a logo and the exterior of a vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A lady named Sarah is now in Gran Turismo 7. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"548\" class=\"fig-image-round\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lZpnaf40k6yWrFLq6JgQHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0OA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/9be4b5e0-3291-11f1-bfff-f20c58bd2625\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Sony<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This person will also get a trip to Los Angeles to participate in a full-body scan, but Sony hasn&#8217;t said what, if anything, they&#8217;d do with this scan. After all, <em>Gran Turismo 7<\/em> is a racing game without too many full-body models walking around.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_md9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16d9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Fans have a lot of hoops to jump through to be considered for placement. There&#8217;s a <ins>traditional application process<\/ins>, but also video interviews and other stuff. The promotion is available to players in the Americas, Europe, Asia, South Africa and Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Of course, there needs to be actual new PlayStation games for people to scan their likenesses into. Sony <ins>hasn&#8217;t exactly been providing<\/ins> us with a <ins>robust lineup of first-party titles<\/ins> this generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/playstation\/sony-is-starting-a-weird-service-that-scans-people-to-put-them-in-playstation-games-150130276.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/l6A9DBMRylYjHKVAejynrg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzM-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/4841baf0-3291-11f1-aeed-87f9e326ec26&#8243;] Gaming Playstation Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games One lucky fan will, sort of, appear in Gran Turismo 7. 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