Comments on: No Fallout 3 Trophies at launch, says Hines

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:48:16 +0000

Ahh… rumour.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:36:45 +0000

Ironic I went to search for it elsewhere when it was on this site.

Obviously not ironic enough to be entertaining.

By: Robo_1

Robo_1 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:23:19 +0000

Seems reasonable then. As PS3 has only supported trophies for a few months, they’re not expecting developers to shoe horn them into their games at the eleventh hour, but after 2009, they figure developers have known about them for long enough, and it’s going to be a required feature.

Can’t blame them either, I know some people who buy their multi-platform releases on 360 purely for achievements.

I’ve always found it odd that it’s not something Sony supported from launch, given that Ratchet & Clank pretty much invented the idea of in-game achievements, with their skill points system.

By: morriss

morriss — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:26 +0000

http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/07/18/rumour-sony-to-mandate-unique-trophies-in-2009/

By: Gamoc

Gamoc — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:49:31 +0000

Actually, I read somewhere that Sony are going to make Trophies compulsary at some point in the future, but I can’t remember where, when or if I dreamt it or not.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:42:16 +0000

For knobs you say?

Hmm… perhaps I’m using them incorrectly.

By: el Croux

el Croux — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:38:59 +0000

Trophies and Achievements are for knobs.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:57 +0000

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:06 +0000

Let me find a link, becuase as you know I have an unbreakable habit of talking out of my ass.

Rumour at the moment. And I recognise the interview that they have backing it up, but I don’t know where from.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:21:03 +0000

You sure about that No_PUD? Last I heard there were no plans to make it mandatory.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:18:50 +0000

I didn’t notice it, it was VERY tastefully done Morriss.

But next year is when it chnages. Trophy’s are mandtory with games in development next year.

I don’t know how much I want Trophies on games like the Team ICO game though. Might ruin it a bit.

By: Vahn16

Vahn16 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:17:05 +0000

It’s still better than acknowledging that your subject matter doesn’t deserve an article, within the article, and then telling a self-deprecating, fourth wall-shattering joke.

“This is news? Man, who’d even write something like this? Hilarity!”

By: morriss

morriss — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:29:56 +0000

Cheers. I try and shoehorn it in where ever I can.

By: redlander

redlander — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:53 +0000

Nice use of the word ‘moribund’ morriss.

By: morriss

morriss — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:18:23 +0000

Still doesn’t mean every majot release has to have a will it, won’t it piece written about it.

I’m not blaming vg247 here, we have to print stuff that people find interesting, no matter how absolutely droll and moribund the subject matter.

By: Heitzu

Heitzu — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:15:40 +0000

I thought Achievements were a mandatory part of the 360 certification process though, without them you don’t get your game published.

Unlike a PS3 game and the trophy system.

By: redlander

redlander — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:05:43 +0000

Will someone please think of the kittens!

This is a bit rubbish! can you very imagine the cafuffle if there where no 360 achievements.

By: morriss

morriss — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:48:39 +0000

Every time a trophy story gets written small baby kittens get drowned.

FACT