{"id":1870467,"date":"2026-04-07T18:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870467"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:43:32","slug":"playstation-hunting-for-biggest-fans-so-it-can-scan-their-faces-and-put-them-in-games-starting-with-gran-turismo-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870467","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation hunting for &#8220;biggest fans&#8221; so it can scan their faces and put them in games, starting with Gran Turismo 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gran-turismo-7\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Gran Turismo 7<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">PlayStation hunting for &#8220;biggest fans&#8221; so it can scan their faces and put them in games, starting with Gran Turismo 7<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">As part of new Playerbase initiative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/playstation-face-scan-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"PlayStation promo image showing a person getting their face scanned while pulling a 'scared' face.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"playstation-face-scan-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-07T18:43:32+00:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-hunting-for-biggest-fans-so-it-can-put-them-in-games?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b0772d31-3395-4e8d-a3af-d542e9f54248\" data-name=\"Gran Turismo 7\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Gran Turismo 7\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Gran Turismo 7\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Gran Turismo 7\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Gran Turismo 7\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Gran Turismo 7\" title=\"Follow Gran Turismo 7\"><br \/>\n  Follow Gran Turismo 7<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;ve ever fancied getting your grinning mug scanned  for an official appearance in one of PlayStation Studios&#8217; blockbuster titles, your dream its now one step closer to becoming reality: Sony has unveiled its new Playerbase initiative, designed as a way for its &#8220;biggest fans&#8221; to appear in-game.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSony calls Playerbase a &#8220;unique opportunity for PlayStation&#8217;s biggest fans to step into some of the biggest game worlds by having their likeness scanned.&#8221; That starts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gran-turismo-7\">Gran Turismo 7<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/the-playerbase\/\">applications are now open<\/a> for players in &#8220;select markets&#8221; across America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and Australia.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gran Turismo 7 - Official March 1.68 Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtpwZHsCQc4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QtpwZHsCQc4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gran Turismo 7 &#8211; Official March 1.68 Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>\nGran Turismo 7 &#8211; 1.68 update trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtpwZHsCQc4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAs for the application, it&#8217;s a straightforward questionnaire. Most of it&#8217;s simple stuff &#8211; you&#8217;ll need to provide your name, age, and location &#8211; but the important bit is the box asking you to share a story about how PlayStation has impacted your life. &#8220;You could tell us about when your older sibling first handed you the controller,&#8221; explains Sony, &#8220;unwrapping your first console, staying up for a midnight launch, why a character&#8217;s arc meant something to you, the soundtrack you&#8217;ve never stopped going back to &#8211; or something else entirely.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOnce applications are closed and scrutinised, Sony says it&#8217;ll ask a &#8220;limited&#8221; number of finalists to participate in video interviews, where they&#8217;ll be grilled about themselves in more detail, as well as their &#8220;connection to PlayStation&#8221;. Then, once all that&#8217;s done, one ultimate winner can expect an invite to a visual arts studio in Los Angeles, where they&#8217;ll get their face scanned ready to appear in Gran Turismo 7. Specifically they&#8217;ll appear for a limited time as an in-game character portrait &#8220;similar to how characters are presented throughout the game&#8221; &#8211; so if you were hoping Sony might stick some wheels to your face and let you drive around in yourself, I understand the disappointment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThere is, however, a bit more to the prize. The winner also gets to meet a designer, and together they&#8217;ll create a custom Fantasy Logo and &#8220;one-of-a-kind&#8221; vehicle livery, to be permanently added to the Showcase menu.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSo that&#8217;s Playerbase. Sony says it&#8217;s looking to expand the initiative and include fans in additional PlayStation Studios titles in the &#8220;near future&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;ve ever fancied getting your grinning mug scanned  for an official appearance in one of PlayStation Studios&#8217; blockbuster titles, your dream its now one step closer to becoming reality: Sony has unveiled its new Playerbase initiative, designed as a way for its &#8220;biggest fans&#8221; to appear in-game.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSony calls Playerbase a &#8220;unique opportunity for PlayStation&#8217;s biggest fans to step into some of the biggest game worlds by having their likeness scanned.&#8221; That starts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gran-turismo-7\">Gran Turismo 7<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/the-playerbase\/\">applications are now open<\/a> for players in &#8220;select markets&#8221; across America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and Australia.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gran Turismo 7 - Official March 1.68 Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtpwZHsCQc4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QtpwZHsCQc4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gran Turismo 7 &#8211; Official March 1.68 Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>\nGran Turismo 7 &#8211; 1.68 update trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtpwZHsCQc4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAs for the application, it&#8217;s a straightforward questionnaire. Most of it&#8217;s simple stuff &#8211; you&#8217;ll need to provide your name, age, and location &#8211; but the important bit is the box asking you to share a story about how PlayStation has impacted your life. &#8220;You could tell us about when your older sibling first handed you the controller,&#8221; explains Sony, &#8220;unwrapping your first console, staying up for a midnight launch, why a character&#8217;s arc meant something to you, the soundtrack you&#8217;ve never stopped going back to &#8211; or something else entirely.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOnce applications are closed and scrutinised, Sony says it&#8217;ll ask a &#8220;limited&#8221; number of finalists to participate in video interviews, where they&#8217;ll be grilled about themselves in more detail, as well as their &#8220;connection to PlayStation&#8221;. Then, once all that&#8217;s done, one ultimate winner can expect an invite to a visual arts studio in Los Angeles, where they&#8217;ll get their face scanned ready to appear in Gran Turismo 7. Specifically they&#8217;ll appear for a limited time as an in-game character portrait &#8220;similar to how characters are presented throughout the game&#8221; &#8211; so if you were hoping Sony might stick some wheels to your face and let you drive around in yourself, I understand the disappointment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThere is, however, a bit more to the prize. The winner also gets to meet a designer, and together they&#8217;ll create a custom Fantasy Logo and &#8220;one-of-a-kind&#8221; vehicle livery, to be permanently added to the Showcase menu.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSo that&#8217;s Playerbase. 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