This argument does my head in every time I see it. Why do some people seem to think that they're owed platinum trophies? Those are a reward for those that play all aspects of the game, not an entitlement for anyone who so much as puts a disk into the drive. If you want the plat, do what it takes to earn it. Otherwise shut up.

Seriously, do Xbox gamers try about dumb crap like this as well? I haven't seen not a single one of them whining about, "I want the full 1,000 points for this game, but I don't want to play online and I should be able to get them anyway."

Just play the damn games, people. FFS.

Good article. And it's not the fact gamers are owed the trophy dude above ^

Take games that require online achievements as an example. Many gamers outside of the US will never be able to get certain achievements simply because of lag or in many of EA games, terrible servers.

Add that to low selling games (NBA Live is the laggiest POS Ive ever seen online and to make matters worse, there are about 12 people who actually bought the game) and you will almost never reach 100% completion.

Online and multiplayer should be kept separate from the rest of the trophies.

I agree 100%. I dont have a single plati

I agree 100%. I dont have a single platinum trophy because I cant stand playing online. Mostly because it feels like running in circles and doing the same thing over and over again. (Not to mention the people...)

Agree with this. I hate MP trophies.

The only platinums I collected that required multiplayer play were the LBP games. The rest of my 28 platinums were entirely single player.

mp trophies did not make sense on the ps3.

Well , to the author i can understand your frustration. But for me , i would rather play a new single player game, rather than play the same game over just to receive a few more trophies! The PSN level up system, rewards players who play a bunch of games a lot. The player who plays a ton of games will level up at slower pace! But my trophy total is higher than players who go for platinum trophies! So no complaints here!

Achievements/Trophies are literally the most stupid gimmick ever foisted upon the industry.

Problem with mp trophies/achievement/in game systems that treats people for online play for 100 % completion is that games will often have their multi player taken offline, Maybe a broken system, me3 I'm looking at you. I didn't buy me3 right away and I missed out on on some/ a lot of in game achievements that the completionist in me just can't tolerate.

I also hate MP trophies but they're not gonna stop me from playing certain games.
I know many people that will avoid a certain game(s) just because of the MP trophies.

Some of them are almost impossible to get. Like those trophy's in fighting games where you have to win 10 online matches in a row.

As do I the only game I liked MP achievements in was Halo 3, though they were not necessary if I still got the armor unlocks. The only games I will attempt to platinum on my PS3 are SP RPGs.

i like some but not all. They just gotta make sure they can't eventually be unattainable in the future.(killing the servers and such) Otherwise don't tie it to the platinum. Let those who really care about getting %100 go for them. Like me. They should make it mandatory for every game to have a create your own pvp server so you can boost if you have to. Especially in a dead community.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.