The characteristic pop of a PlayStation Trophy is one of the most satisfying sounds in gaming. It’s an audio cue that has become an obsession for millions of gamers on PlayStation hardware over the last 15 years, and soon PC gamers will be able to experience the joy of trophy hunting as a major update will bring the feature to the best gaming PCs.
PlayStation Blog confirms that Sony is launching a custom PlayStation overlay that will allow PC players to access their PlayStation Network account (registration required) and view things like their friends list and profile page, as well as earn PlayStation trophies on PC .
The first game to support this feature will be Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, which is scheduled for release on PC on May 16. As a proud owner of the Ghost of Tsushima Platinum Trophy on both PS4 and PS5, I can confirm that GoT is a fantastic game with a really fun trophy list that extends the life of one of the best PS5 games.
It has also been confirmed that Trophies will be carried across platforms.so all the trophies obtained in your PSN account on PS5 will be transferred to the PC and vice versa.
The joys of trophy hunting
If you’ve somehow missed the PlayStation trophies craze of the last few years, trophies are PlayStation’s equivalent to Steam achievements. Like achievements, trophies are awarded for completing specific tasks in the game and can range from the simplest (such as completing the Ghost of Tsushima prologue) to more laborious demands, such as finding all 49 Fox Dens hidden across the vast map. from the game’s Tsushima island.
PlayStation trophies come in four varieties: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. The latter is unlocked when you’ve collected all the other trophies, and many PlayStation players have invested heavily in increasing their platinum collection as much as possible. I hope PC gamers also get into collecting as many trophies as possible soon. That “pop” sound is too satisfying to ignore!
Sony has not confirmed whether the PlayStation overlay and the ability to collect trophies will be added to previous PlayStation Studios games ported to PC, such as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Horizon Forbidden West, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. But we can assume that in the future all games published by PlayStation for PC will take advantage of this update.
This is just the latest in Sony’s continued support of the PC gaming space, and don’t expect that support to wane anytime soon. During a recent earnings conference call, PlayStation president Hiroki Totoki may have suggested that More PS5 games are coming to PC down the line.
Big hits like God of War Ragnarök, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered remain locked to PlayStation hardware, but could be heading to PC in the future.
It’s pretty clear that Sony sees PC gaming as a key market worth exploring and the launch of this new PC-specific overlay is just the latest move designed to woo PC gamers. And I hope it is a pleasure. Speaking from experience, I can attest that once you start earning PlayStation trophies, it’s hard to stop chasing that level.
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