Comments on: Will Sony Bring Trophies to PSP?

By: Your Scurvy Ways Mean No Trophies for PSP - Loot Ninja

Your Scurvy Ways Mean No Trophies for PSP - Loot Ninja — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:00:59 +0000

[...] in December, I questioned whether Sony would ever bring Trophies to the PSP. It’s a logical extension of the service. [...]

By: Wolf26pack

Wolf26pack — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:26:12 +0000

What I wish 1st & 3rd parties would do is not only add trophies to their PSP games but also to all their back catalog of games. I mean how long would it take to add trophy support to all their games. I would think about a 3 weeks to a month and it would re-ignite sales for their back catalog of software, with all the trophy collectors out there I think that it would be a good investment of their time. Although I doubt this will happen since developers are always moving forward and rarely look back.

By: Hugh Isaacs II

Hugh Isaacs II — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:24:52 +0000

The PSN in my eyes would be the biggest selling point for Sonys Playstation brand if they would just roll out a few updates to incorporate it into the PSP.

The PSP is the only console out right now that can keep up with the Nintendo DS and Wiis popularity so I don’t get why Sony doesn’t release an update to add the Friends List, Messaging and Trophies.

But who knows maybe they’ll do it sometime soon.

By: Matt Banks

Matt Banks — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:23:48 +0000

@Ramage – Actually, the PS3 doesn’t even send Trophy information to the server until the user manually sends that information. It doesn’t work like the Xbox 360. On the PS3, all Trophy data is stored locally until you go to view your own gamercard or compare Trophies with other. At that point, you’ll see a message “Synchronizing Trophy Information…”

I know a few people who have unlocked a TON of Trophies on PS3 but haven’t done this yet, so when I compare Trophies with them, it shows they have none.

Since this is how the system already works, it could be the exact same thing on the PSP. Store the Trophy information locally until the user initiates the sync by comparing Trophies or viewing their gamercard while connected to a WiFi network.

By: Ramage

Ramage — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:20:11 +0000

I highly doubt it. There is a technical problem.
Trophies are not triggered from save states. I can only assume then that once an event is triggered a message is instantly sent to the server where the trophy is unlocked and saved. The psp, being a mobile system, probably won’t ALWAYS have this connection and so unless you wait to play all your games when you’re connected online I don’t see how they can bypass cheating to obtain trophies.

Although I haven’t tried to achieve a trophy offline…it may work I’m not sure…but judging from the fact that save states don’t trigger trophy unlocks I’d say until the FCC rolls out that nationwide free wi-fi this won’t be a possibility.