This isn't the first time rumors have been going around, but it's the first time we have some real evidence. During a presentation yesterday during E3 for Buzz! Master Quiz, producer Emerson Escobar talked about an in-game medal system, which isn't too surprising for a quiz game.
But then, Escobar begins talking about a "trophy system" where depending on the speed you answer a question, you get a different trophy. When asked if this meant trophies for PSP, Escobar responded with a nervous chuckle and a "check back with us later," without saying anything else.No comments from Sony at this time. But trophies on the PSP seem almost natural at this point, so we are wondering more as to when trophies will be available on our favorite handheld.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
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7-17-2008 @ 3:08PM
Smokey said...
Maybe it's just me, but can someone plz explain to me why this is exciting news...?
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7-17-2008 @ 3:13PM
strike said...
I guess because it gives people targets and you online status would look better, if trophies can be veiwed onine.
7-17-2008 @ 4:18PM
Hashbrown Hunter said...
Trophies add an instant replay value to every single game and force you to kind of explore the games you play. It would be cool to have trophies for the PSP but for some reason I really don't see it happening.
But then again I also didn't think the redesign would happen but....yeaaaah.
7-17-2008 @ 3:53PM
Whyser said...
I think this is awesome... achievements on the PSP?! Tied to your PSN account on your PS3?!
No handheld has ever had an achievement/trophy system before. And it would help if you are one of those achievement/trophy whores.
I like the trophy system, it gave me reasons to go back to some games and get more game time out of them. I got all the Super Stardust HD trophies that you can get without the expansion packs.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:09PM
Whyser said...
Well, Sony did mention in their keynote that they will have a single sign-on or have all accounts tied to the PSN by this fall I believe.
I recently got an email from Sony that would link my Playstation.com profile to my PSN profile. So I don't see why they won't be tying the PSP to your PSN profile in the near future...
7-17-2008 @ 4:03PM
NukeAssault said...
That would be pretty cool actually. It would be even cooler if you could sync them with your PS3 trophies. Like how you can do that for games for windows and 360 games.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:03PM
strike said...
Some of us just dont have the time to acheive these trophies. Have you seen some of the stardust achievements? They require quite alot of training (I dont have a PS3, but I played it with my cousin). Or may be i'm just bad at games.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:09PM
chigthemnky said...
My only concern is will I have to be online to earn a trophy? I have 2 problems with this if so:
1. Battery life from leaving the Wireless on
2. I use the portability of this system to play where there are no connections ie camping.
Other than these concerns I think it is a great idea
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7-17-2008 @ 4:12PM
Whyser said...
Well it's not like you're forced to get them in all games. They're just there (like in Super Stardust HD) because if you do something awesome, it'll reflect in your profile tropy status.
If you don't have the time to get them, you can just move on.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:14PM
Whyser said...
I'm guessing you can "sync" up your trophy status with PSN the next time you log in to the PSN network on wifi.
Just like the PS3, if you're not online, you can collect trophies, and the next time you log into PSN, it will sync all new trophy info to your profile.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:17PM
strike said...
Sorry if it sounded like I said trophies are a bad thing, thats not what I meant. They are a great extra feature, especially for replaying games, but thats all they are to me. An extra.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:40PM
PostedOval said...
Achievements on the X360 are a lot of fun. Having something like that on the PSP could be pretty cool...
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7-17-2008 @ 4:50PM
Alien said...
Thats awesome :D Esspecialy if they incorporate it in games like Resistance or Locoroco/Patapon 2 :)
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7-17-2008 @ 5:04PM
rikki said...
...I really don't understand why anyone wants this.
I'd rather have more content for my PSP than get fobbed off with "gold star sticker awards for everyone yaaaay!". See, if PSP gets "trophies", 90% of them will be given out for trivial shit anyway. (Actual example of an "Achievement" for the 360 Simpsons game? "Press START to Play"...what?!) That kind of bull doesn't need to take up space on my stick.
Hey Sony, how about f*ck trophies and get PSN on my PSP? Or better yet, how about releasing a commercial PS1 game ripper, since you and the 3rd-parties will NEVER get your acts together and put what I want on PSN? I'd pay for that, even though you'll never do it.
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7-17-2008 @ 5:49PM
cafecito said...
How about f**k YOU and lemme get some thophies on my PSP?
7-17-2008 @ 5:55PM
Jacksons said...
I'm with rikki on this one.
7-17-2008 @ 7:27PM
required said...
I agree with rikki as well.
7-17-2008 @ 8:03PM
Kspraydad said...
Sony has already laid out that PSN is coming to PSP...likely by year's end.
Re Commercial Ripper: Although a lovely thought SONY HAS enabled PS1 games to be played through remote play if you have a PS3.
v=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Play#Games_and_Software_compatible_with_Remote_Play
7-18-2008 @ 4:50AM
Pilch said...
I agree with rikki too: I don't think I as competitive than most, and I don't really care if everybody can see my gold medals or lack of.
Alhough The Simpsons game is a piss take about videogames in general, highlighting all the cliches in videogames and making them look ridiculous ('video game cliche #18: the double jump'). I think that giving you a medal for doing the most obvious thing (such as pressing Start) is really funny :-)
7-17-2008 @ 7:32PM
Jeff Brown said...
I think that if you get a Trophy in a PSP game, while being offline. I think that when you reach a Wi-Fi spot and link to the internet, the PSP should seamlessly update your PSN account to show that you unlocked those Trophies in a PSP game.
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