Sony: Trophies Required For All PlayStation 3 Titles In 2009

It was probably only a matter of time, but it may come as news to some developers. So if you industry guys aren't aware, you had best prepare Trophies for your new PlayStation 3 game. It's gonna be a rule.

According to VideoGamer.com, an anonymous inside source has revealed that, starting January 2009, it will be mandatory for game designers to support Trophies for any PS3 title they wish to produce. SCEE recently confirmed the tip, saying- "Yes, from Jan 09 all games must have Trophies." Thus far, only certain PS3 games have launched with Trophy support, and when the system first became available via firmware update this past summer, PS3 owners complained about an initial lack of support. Well, now you won't have to worry. Sony is essentially forcing developers to support Trophies, so come next year, it won't even be a question anymore. Thankfully, this means we've pushed past the awkward phase where Trophies for particular games wouldn't become available until well after the title's launch. Because most all Trophies aren't retroactive, they required that you play through the game again if you wanted to nab the new Trophies. Sure, certain titles are well worth playing again, but it could still get very annoying.

But no more saying, "yeah well, I'm going to wait to play it until they release the Trophy patch." No more patches or updates; Trophies are coming with the game, or the game doesn't release at all. Plain and simple.

11/20/2008 John Shepard

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crapreviews
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:07:52 PM
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cool

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LightShow
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:15:41 PM
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this could get hairy...

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caddillac
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:15:59 PM
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Its about time. I've been waiting on those Fallout 3 trophies! My the way, this is my first post on here so it's nice to meet everyone.

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coverton341
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:32:59 AM

Welcome aboard

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Qubex
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:22:21 PM
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Welcome caddillac :)

This could means that you will get a trophy for pressing the "o" button, or a reward for simply switching on the ruddy console to begin with...

@Lightshow - it will get hairy!

Q!

"i aM hOMe"

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Phoelix
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:23:04 PM
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This is a great example of Sony making an intelligent business decision. I remember feeling absolutely puzzled when Sony said that trophies wouldn't be mandatory a while back. Trophies are absolutely awesome.

Keep up the good work, Sony!

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huskerfan_101
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:10:00 PM
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I wish I could of tried to stop myself from playing Fallout 3 without trophies but I just can't put it down.

At least I won't have to worry bout that in the future.

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Jed
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:17:31 PM
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Good move sony

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:20:16 PM
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I dunno guys, trophies are fun and all but this might turn some devs off.

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Kiengo
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:23:16 PM

Hasn't turned anybody off to the 360 so far. I don't think it'll be anything more than a minor headache for developers, if that much.

Last edited by Kiengo on 11/20/2008 11:23:33 PM

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hald
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:59:31 PM

I don't think it will turn developers off, really.
If they use 2-3 (or more) years to develop a game I think it will be that big a problem throwing some trophies onto the disk too. . (:

Last edited by hald on 11/20/2008 11:59:55 PM

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LHomie
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:59:32 PM
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Finally. It was just a matter of time before Sony did this. It's trophy hunting time in 09!

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Geobaldi
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:05:37 AM
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Having trophies still isn't going to affect the way I play or influence me to buy certain games. To me they are just a gimmick. I saw that Little Big Planet had a trophy file on my system so I just deleted it. Some people love them which is all good, but I'm sure there are others out there who just don't want to be bothered with them. Plus in a way, it feels like the developers are telling you how to play a game in a certain aspect, and not giving you the freedom to do as you wish. Just my opinion though lol.

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Tatsujin
Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 11:54:34 PM

... Trophies are more like challenges... When the X360 brought up the achievements, you get rewarded by "Achieving" something. With the PS3 Trophies, you are getting a trophy for "Completing" Something, kind of like the olympics. I, in no way, see how this could be a guidline on how to play the game.

Trophies are a defenite plus. They give an extra challenge to the players. It's fine if you don't like it... but developers sure as hell ant tellin us how to play the game through trophies, Lol...

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Game
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:13:23 AM
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you need to be able to get something free from the store if you get a certian amount

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coverton341
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:36:27 AM
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I don't think this will be too much of a big deal I mean achievements have been mandatory for games since the inception of 360 and no one really gives a flying rats a**. I think the trophies will mirror the achievements and that is a bit lame but oh well at least it gives you a little something to shoot for and adds a bit of replay value to those games you would otherwise never give a second glance. Well, maybe not the games that totally suck but you get the picture.

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BigBoss4ever
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:38:20 AM
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if they want to do it, do it right please.

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JaXXX
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:16:16 AM
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Hello everyone nice to meet u, just a new member but has been following the news from this site for about a year but didnt register.
Having trophies is great it has u play the game on a more advanced and exploring level.

P.S. Sorry about the off topic introduction

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JaXXX
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:16:33 AM
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JaXXX
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:22:06 AM
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Geobaldi
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:31:09 AM

Perhaps you should read the news story above this one :)

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CH1N00K
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:34:02 AM

Yeah we've already discussed in here before how Sony seems to get shafted on quality of the MultiPlats. Brings about some pretty heated debates sometimes, which looks like what you're trying to start. You're have multi platforms, but say you prefer X-Box..Kudos for you.

The bottom line is that neither system is perfect. Sony has a crappy marketing strategy, and gets shafted on game quality because most developers are programing for the X-box first. X-box has RROD syndrome. Personally, I've seen too many 360's fry to even consider buying one, and though the PS3 is flawed, they are making it better every day. Count that with the reliability factor, and Sony gets my support over Xbox any day.

Do I have Multiplatforms? No. Can I afford to? Yes. Do i want to waste my money buying an X-box to play a few exclusives that might interest me? Nope, I'm putting a 500gb harddrive in my PS3 instead, so it will have room for all the great stuff I'll be loading onto it in the next 8 years.

As for the whole trophy/achievement debate. Who cares who made it first? This whole industry is made off of finding what the competition is doing and making it better. That's called competition and it means that with a better product, we the consumer reap the rewards. Atari improved on Coleco, Nintendo improved on Atari, Sega tried to improve on Nintendo, Sony improved on Sega and Nintendo, X-box tried to improve on all of them...Now here were are, all of them ripping each other off, trying for their share of the market. And right now, I'd rather play a slightly flawed version of Fallout 3 instead of digging out the paddles to play Pong again...although pong is pretty fun....

Last edited by CH1N00K on 11/21/2008 8:34:59 AM

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Scarecrow
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:57:22 AM
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F*CK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

OMFG you tell 'em Sony!
This is the best move I have seen from Sony in a long time.

This is beautiful!

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ThePoetRazel
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:03:11 AM
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I'm just worried that this may mean devs have less time to spend on the game's own features in order to make the trophies. Also, might some devs be forced to drop plans for other support like custom soundtrack in favor of trophy development?
Trophies are great when they're done properly. But things that are forced aren't always done so properly.

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coverton341
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:50:00 AM

I wouldn't worry too much like I said earlier Microsoft has made this kind of thing mandatory since day one and the devs don't actually seem to mind as you can tell from some of the AAA titles on the 360. And look at the AAA titles that have trophies already on the PS3. I think we will be ok. If anything it will make them think about little easter eggs or challenges that they can add to the game.

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Daedusian
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:40:19 PM

I assume when they make trophies/ach for their game, they would do it last. Idk but it seems most logical. That way they wouldn't have to rely on shifting the game around based soley on the trophies. Therefore, if this is true, you shouldn't have to worry. Besides I doubt they put too much thought into some of them anyways. Yes they have some pretty funny/creative names for them, but for the actual implementation of them, they are fairly simple.

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AntDC
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:39:13 AM
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Hmm this is kinda of a mixed bag for me. When I'm playing a game like Silent Hill, it would kind of be a buzz kill when I've killed some nurse it says "Well Done, Trophy Achievement!" or whatever. It would just kinda suck me out of the atmosphere of the game, that's all. If there's an option to disable the message that pops up telling you you have a new trophy I'd be sweet with it.

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Sir Shak
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 5:28:21 AM
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this non retro-active thing sucks.
i was playing through gta4 again and was about 15 missions down when the patch came and it said i have to start a new game for trophies.
even if i complete a required task on this old save i dont get a trophy .i think it should be based on gameplay and not a new game altogether .

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TheRaPtuRe
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:18:06 AM
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I NEED MGS4 TROPHIES!

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coverton341
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:52:10 AM

Hells Yeah!!!
When I worked for gamestop I was told by the Sony Rep that MGS4 would be getting trophies for sure by the end of the year and that time is swiftly approaching and I am not seeing anything coming. Maybe they will get it done after the 1st in light of these new developments.

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karneli lll
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:08:45 AM
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HA! bout time, been wondering how long Sony was going to play nice with devs. Next stop : No more crappy ports from lazy devs

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CH1N00K
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:04:47 AM
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This is kind of cool. I know I've started playing a few old games again just to try and get some trophies but I would rather see custom soundtracks over Trophy support. Some of the music in some games really blows, and I'd rather just listen to my own tunes.

That being said, I've been playing Eye Of Judgment a lot lately and am enjoying it a lot more, and that's mostly to the fact that I'm trying to get the trophies.

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shindelion
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:11:59 AM
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Its too bad that Disgaea3 was not able to get trophies. Need some RPG with trophies!

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CH1N00K
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:21:10 AM

RPG's have always kind of had trophy systems of their own in them anyways. You explore a little bit more and do things a certain way and you unlock a special weapon or ability. (remember what you had to do to get the Ultimate weapons for each of the characters in FFVII?) It would be kind of neat to have that on your trophy wall to brag about, but of all the games out there, I think RPG's need trophies the least. They're already built into the games as extras.

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shindelion
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:14:54 AM
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Its too bad that Disgaea3 was not able to get trophies. Need some RPG with trophies!

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JPBooch
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:38:51 AM
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@CH1N00k, I couldn't agree with you more on your above reply about multiplatforms. Sounds like you've been playing just as long as I have. I got the money for the xbox but have no interest in it. technology is inferior, the exclusives aren't that much of a draw, don't trust the RROD, and from what I hear its loud and would be an eye sore in my living room..nothing I have is white.

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CH1N00K
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:49:16 AM

Thanks, That was in response to some blatant fanboyism from an M$ fan. But Ben deleted his posts so now mine doesn't make too much sense.

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JPBooch
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:42:02 AM
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as far as trophies, ITS ABOUT FRIKKIN TIME! I can't stand the fact that developers are too lazy to incorporate them especially when the game is multiplatform and achievements are already established. It is just plain LAZY. I mean come on, does it really take that much resource to incorporate something that you already have the structure set up for? How come GTAIV got trophies out in 2 weeks after announcing it? It can't be that difficult.

Last edited by JPBooch on 11/21/2008 10:43:28 AM

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JPBooch
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 10:45:57 AM
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And what is with Kojima? How can the MOST awesome title on the PS3 not get retro-fitted with hardware. Someone has got to put some pressure on Konami to get with the program.

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FallenClyro
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 11:00:39 AM
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This is good, I love the challenging trophies which make me keep coming back to the game. Really increases the replay value.

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shaydey77
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 11:37:36 AM
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Well its about time. Pity they dont do the same with the in game music.Sadly very few games seem to have a good score so Id rather listen to my own stuff.I love the trophies thing..i know its gimmicky..but i like it!!

Last edited by shaydey77 on 11/21/2008 11:38:09 AM

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Joe_III
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:25:47 PM
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Welcome to 2005 Sony. Better late than never I guess...

How about we get something innovative soon? You know aside from all the other innovations in the PS3 like Six-Axis. Oh wait...

In all seriousness tho, it's about damn time. I'm tired of tellin all my friends the cool things I've done in my PS3 games. Now I can just show them the achievements -- I mean trophies.

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Arvis
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:35:36 PM

So now you'll have digital proof of something that your friends STILL won't care about... :)

Seriously, as neat an idea as they are, Trophies and Achievements are pointless and they corrupt the gaming experience. No longer are games played for fun, rather they are "worked on" by insecure nerds desperately seeking a faux sense of accomplishment and ego inflation. I read a user-review of Valkyria Chronciles and the reviewer docked the game half a point because it had no trophies. HALF A POINT!

Until my Trophies get me something tangible (bonus content, spendable store points, etc), I'm never going to go out of my way to get them.

-Arvis

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Joe_III
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:56:33 PM

I actually like the achievements -- I mean trophies. Yeah, a lot of people abuse the system, but that's because they think that people will bow down to them based on gamerscore -- I mean trophies collected.

My friends and I really use achievements -- I mean trophies -- the way intended. We compare games (we know how good a game is based on how many achievements -- I mean trophies -- our friend has unlocked), we use it to rub a little extra salt in during the trash talk, things like that.

But I'm not going to respect some random guy on the internet just cuz he has more achievements -- I mean trophies -- than I do.

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Daedusian
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:46:28 PM
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I am so glad they've finally issued this. If M$ is doing it, why not Sony? Especially in the case of a multiplat game. It's pretty upsetting, for example, to see Fallout 3 for 360 get the achievements but not the PS3's copy. For crying out loud, just make them the same lol.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:18:05 PM
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Hey, how about adding trophies to the new PS1 downloads that are due?

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tlpn99
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:31:38 PM
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Gives us all an excuse to play those great games yet again (Unless you have traded them in lol) :)

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Robertson99
Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:27:03 PM
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Good. I've only got two games that have trophies currently. Does anyone know whether or not High Velocity Bowling has trophies, 'cos i read somewhere that it does, but ive been playing for ages and theres no sign of them being there:S

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Sops
Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 8:26:20 AM
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The only thing i think are bad about the trophies is that they are addictive. Just like on the xbox 360. But i wish the gs on xbox 360 would be worth someting. Same with the ps trophies. Maybe turn them in for downloads or something. Idk

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Bardock617
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:01:26 PM

well most PSN games are made by SCE or SOE. so probably.

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Tatsujin
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:01:39 AM
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So why is everyone so worried about trophies being mandatory? Do you honestly think that trophies are THAT hard to develop on a single game? So, developers are going to leave the PS3 and some big bucks because of something that takes... maybe a whole weeks work?

This is not a major issue at all... I don't think the devs are just going to drop all their plans, or lower the quality of games, just over a few trophies... Thats like saying you could make a whole sundae icecream and sell it for $50, but you don't want to add the cherry on top so you just rather not make it... That makes no sense!!! $50 is a whole new game! +10! lol

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Bardock617
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:00:50 PM
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if Devs dont mind doing 360 Achievements then they could do Trophies too. its just a little bit more.

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startazz
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 1:40:23 PM
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I understand why people like trophies but to me i have them in a game or not either way i don't mind,but some of my ps3 buddies really do go mad for them and some go as far to say i'm not getting that game unless it has trophies or unless they are going to patch it in later,all beyond me about the last part,i mean i buy a game because to me it is a good game not it better have trophies lol.

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Jerdy
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 4:10:14 PM
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`Bout time.

I'll never replay a game just to get trophies if I miss them the first play though.

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Quincho
Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 9:03:20 PM
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Trophies are coming with the game, or the game doesn't release at all. Plain and simple

AMEN TO THAT!!!

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