Shit Trophies

This was to be expected. Looks like PS3 is going to win the raging console war after all. How are they going to do that? By ripping off Xbox360, for better and worse. And while I'm really glad you will get to change the music during the gameplay (in Burnout series, this is essential), I'm not very glad about some other "improvements". Ladies and gentlemen, achievements trophies are coming to PS3!!

The next PS3 software update will unlock a special achievements trophies system, where every game will have it's own set of achievements trophies you need to accomplish in order not to look like a total loser among your fellow PS3 players. The achievements trophies will come in four different kinds: bronze (probably the one unlocked by beating some main parts of the game, put there just to tease you), silver, gold and platinum. Those platinum ones are awarded when you collect all the other achievements trophies and mean that "boy, you must reeeeeally love this game, or cannot afford any other game, which is equally good".

Collecting achievements trophies raises your gamerscore level. Every PS3 user account will now feature the gamerscore level. In order to raise your gamerscore level (and probably reach Nirvana at the end, or God, or Pluto...) you need to collect more and more achievements trophies. Simple, huh?

Of course, Sony Playstation 3 TM is meant to get players together, so your "friends" will have access to your achievements trophies record - which ones you've got, when (yes, they will have time and date on them) and what gamerscore level they give you. It's really simple. There is your name on the screen and a nice little bar filled to some level. Below it, there's your friend's name and another neat little bar filled a little more than yours. Now that's a sight huh? Not intimidating at all. Oh, but allow me to assure you, you'll never ever feel that stinging urge to play some more and raise your bar, so doesn't look like you're a total lame-ass, Sunday gamer.

Okay, you may remember I'm a Micro-phobic, so it goes without saying I like PS3 better than X360. But, hell... If that's how they want to win the console struggle - by taking Micro$oft's bad ideas and adding them to their own collection of bad ideas, then, boy may that change (or not)...

The guy previewing the achievements trophy system in the upcoming PS3 software update kindly asked the viewers for some feedback. Well, here's mine:

YOU FUCKING SUCK!!