Mandatory PS3 Trophy implementation not absolute, patches not retroactive
One of the biggest news that hit yesterday was that SCEE announced a new rule – all PS3 games to be released starting next year will have to have Trophy support. Today, we got some additional details and some minor clarifications about this new mandatory rule for developers and publishers.
One of the biggest news that hit yesterday was that SCEE announced a new rule – all PS3 games to be released starting next year will have to have Trophy support.
Today, we got some additional details and some minor clarifications about this new mandatory rule for developers and publishers.
First up, the cut-off date is January 1, 2009. Big bang for a new year eh? All games released from Jan. 1 and onwards should be having Trophy support already included as part of on-disc content. However, for all previous games which have already been released before the said date… it’s still up to the developer if they want to throw it in or not.
More so, on the subject of adding Trophy support for older games, according to a UK development source of VG247, retroactive Trophies just aren’t possible. Meaning, just like how in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, when the Trophy patch came out, you had to start the game all over again to rack up on the achievements. Explains VG247’s source:
Also, as far as I am aware, any games that do patch in Trophies have to be started from scratch. We canÂ’t check a save game for stats and unlock Trophies accordingly.
While most will say that the mandatory Trophy rule is 1) inevitable, and 2) a godsend, let’s hope that other PS3 features incorporated through the recent firmware updates also become mandatory implementation in the future (yes, I’m looking at you, in-game screenshot feature!).
Just to give you guys a timeline, the Trophy system was first incorporated with FW 2.40 back in early July. It took about half a year for Sony to make this feature a mandatory procedure. When will the other features become mandatory for all games?
Related articles:
- SCEE: starting next year, PS3 trophies will be mandatory
- Uncharted Trophies out now for North America, Europe
Via VG247