Color me a bit skeptical, but haven’t we been hearing forever and a day from Sony and their ilk how awesome their stuff will be.
Speaking with IGN, the Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3) lead developer said that the PlayStation 3’s trophies build off of groundwork laid by the Xbox 360’s Achievements, adding that the social aspects offered by the system could "become the norm across all gaming systems."
"I like the fact that you can pull them up and look at them in-game anywhere you are on the PS3 interface," Lemarchand continued. "I think there’s going to be other things coming down the pipe that’s going to give PSN as a whole a competitive edge."
Lemarchard declined to offer specific details on the upcoming additions, but stated that he was excited by the internet connectivity and user-oriented content systems offered in Sony’s forthcoming lineup.
So basically, trophies are achievements and the details of the features are too much to share because they will blow your mind. Pretty much exactly what Sony has been saying forever now. Color me not excited by the hype.
Also, when they do release features, it’s not exactly what they claim.
These kind of things make me think of that PA comic. Sony keeps promising, keeps telling us how awesome it will be. But months and months later, they still haven’t managed it.
Sony, please do me a huge favor. Give me a good reason to buy your system. Uncharted sounds fun, for instance, but is it a system seller? I’m not feeling it. Or, shutup and just get the shit done. Quite hyping things years in advance. It makes me believe less and less.
What Would Matt Do: Someone at Sony call me up, I’ll set you straight on how to market to us, the internet savvy users who don’t believe your bullshit. It will probably involve something along the lines of putting up or shutting up. Or maybe even getting some really good games on the system so I don’t feel like I’m just buying a Blu Ray player, something I don’t really need.