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PS3 trophies will be mandatory as of 2009

chautemoc | November 20, 2008 | News | Playstation 3

Starting in January 2009, PS3 Trophies will be mandatory for developers, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Good news for gamers, perhaps an annoyance for devs...

This news is sure to be met very positively by PS3 gamers who are currently having to put up with sporadic Trophy support from this winter's biggest releases. Mandatory Trophy support will also put an end to post release Trophy patches that force gamers to replay games to earn the Trophies.

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Newcloud | November 20, 2008

is this not old news? anyway sony have to do this it would be stupid not to
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BlackLabel | November 20, 2008

Hardly an annoyance most developers already make trophies in the form of achievements on the 360 so this is no big deal, the only way i can see this being an annoyance is for the excluisve developers but most of them are taking advantage of trophies.
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Final Blade | November 20, 2008

_{Well well well. It looks like hiphopgamer is right. That's exactly what he stated in his video, that and Trophy's will have meaning to them getting you into beta's and DLC you would have no been able to, and would have to pay for DLC.}
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  Newcloud | November 21, 2008
  
  ya people can be trophy whores and have an excuse
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HisServant77 | November 20, 2008

Hmm . . . I hadn't known any proof that they would be mandatory, so this is news to me. And good news at that
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Linkin Park Fan | November 20, 2008

I think I am the only one who is going to like this. Before it was so much better when you unlocked a trophy because you knew that not everyone has these or can get them. It was so much better but now everyone can get them and I personally think it lowers its value (or what ever you want to call it) and they become more meaningless.
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  Final Blade | November 20, 2008
  
  _{Not really, who cares. Its not the Trophy that means something, its what you gain from then thats the point. The new NXE for 360 are making Achievements worth it with rewards and according to my post about HHG, its clear that Sony are also doing the same. Its more satisfying to know that a few some how are able to get into God of War 3 beta, then someone who doesn't have a certain level of trophy's, no? Thus being the rewards for trophy's.}
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HisServant77 | November 20, 2008

You remember, back in the day with Spyro? The original, mind you. Insomniac puts things called Skill points in their games. In Spyro it wasn't necessarily a challenge for all of them. Some were just kookie side missions like burn every plant in this level. Others were slightly more challenging.

But the point is they were side missions. Things to do in the game once you beat it, therefore adding replay value and something that made you just enjoy the game some more away from the story mode.

That's what I had hoped Trophies would be like. Something like those skill points. Not all too challenging, but not all too easy either. Something that makes you go back and do it as a mission in itself. I don't like the trophies that you accidentally get when you play the game normally (Things like, "Beat this guy three times in a row"). But, things like . . . . "Find all the ____ in the level" where "______" is not vital to the story mode and you could do without finding any of them normally.

Anyone understand or agree with what I'm talking about?
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  Linkin Park Fan | November 20, 2008
  
  I completely understand and completely agree with you. They also did the skill points in R&C and the first resistance and where fantastic. If trophies where like that and they put a little effort and creativety in them I would be happy. But half of them are just beat a chapter in the game. Oooh.
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    HisServant77 | November 21, 2008
    
    Yeah I loved the ones in R&CF. I didn't really try too hard for the ones in the first resistance though
    
    But like you said, I think they should do away with most, if not all, of those "beat this chapter" trophies, with the exception of one for beating the entire game (maybe for each difficulty at most) or one for beating half the game, and then the whole game . . . no more though.
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dwg14390 | November 20, 2008

I definately agree with HisServant77.

In fact it's the main reason why I'm not yet bored with Gears of war.

Some stuff are easy like kill an enemy this way, some are just from the story like, complete chapter three...and others...well....the only achievment that makes me gulp from Gears is the Horde the Horde one.

Really difficult.

Games with a short story and no online like Mirrors Edge, the trophies can really improve its replayability, to know you have this acheivement and he doesn't and you still enjoy the game even more.

Now all thats left is nintendo.......were waiting....
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Final Blade | November 20, 2008

_{The reason why the current trophy's are not 100% on par with Achievements was due to them not being mandatory and them getting away with BS trophy's. Now that they're mandatory from Sony, they'll monitor, probably, how they're made and such.}
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Red 9 | November 21, 2008

All I can say is: it's about damn time.
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Sonic Wave | November 21, 2008

Wii is probably going to be next with this innovation.
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tallteen86 | November 21, 2008

Yeah, it is about time for this.

But they now need to work on Exclusives....Namely getting them, keeping them, or at least getting exclusive DLC.
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  Red 9 | November 22, 2008
  
  Loss of exclusives is soooo last year. Lately, Sony's been getting a crapload of original IPs, and a lot of franchises, such as GOW, R&C, GT and Team ICO games are developed by either First Party devs, or big Sony-supporting devs. I wouldn't worry about losing any more of them.
  
  Sometimes I feel like some people dwell on the past a little too much...
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    Final Blade | November 22, 2008
    
    _{You mean like yourself? Amirite!}
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    Red 9 | November 22, 2008
    
    Because that was an intelligent and well-informed post...
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    Final Blade | November 22, 2008
    
    _{Red I meant you also dwell on the past many times saying Sony isn't doing well, or should be farther...etc. You may not always see it, but I remember alot of your posts seems to be either acknowledging Sony doing well or dwelling on their shortcomings.}
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Xenctuary | November 21, 2008

Trophies and achievements are awesome. They really do add quite a bit of replay value to titles. Nice move.
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Killosity | November 22, 2008

This is good news. Im an Achivement whore but I just havent warmed to the trophies yet, simply because there is not many titles to support it.

This feature, plus what seems to be an almost unbeatable lineup in 2009 will surely push PS3 up in sales and appreciation by the owners; many of which have yet to justify their purchase of the PS3.