Earning a Platinum Trophy on PlayStation is always a bit of an occasion; you've not only completed a game, you've (probably) gone out of your way to beat a range of additional challenges. For many, the Plat is the nice cherry on top of an enjoyable experience, and they're very satisfying to pop. Now, though, Sony has gone one small step further to make them feel special.
With the latest PS5 firmware update installed, the notification for unlocking a Platinum Trophy has been updated, as spotted by Twitter user @IBadDriverI. A Platinum already had its very own notification sound, but now, it also has a unique animation:
It's only a small touch, but it just makes the act of getting a Platinum even more of an occasion than it was before. We'll be looking forward to seeing this notification pop up when we nab our next one.
Did you spot this subtle change to Platinum Trophies on PS5? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I did actually notice that the other day and was slightly impressed. Then I immediately forgot about it and moved on. I will probably remember it when I get the next one. Hurray for Shinies.
I have 51 platinum trophies as of now, and I remember gaining every single one. Always an momentous occasion in my life as a gamer. Soon I will get another, that new animation is nice!!
Excellent, nice animation. Shame I will never get the plat on my current game Atomic Heart the trophies are glitched beyond belief which as a trophy hunter is frustrating given how much I am enjoying the game!
Lovely. I can't wait to see it for myself in maybe 10-20 years
Got my latest platinum the other day. The Witcher 3 platinumād for the 5th time š
GT7 was my latest..I enjoyed every moment.
Nice, I will test it tonight. Was waiting for something like this, so all I have to do in GoW Ragnarok is load in the game and kill the last Odin Raven in front of me.
Thatās cool, should get the CotM Plat tonight (3 more targets to find), so would have been a nice surprise had you not ruined it! lol.
@Mostik
Try Resi 8 not having them in VR at all š” (made clear only after purchase).
Octopath Traveler II should be the first plat I get with the new shiny animation
@NeThZOR Lucky you! I got all the Ravens long before finishing the story. But now I've given up on the last boss fights: Gna and Hrolf. I got all the best loadouts but it seems impossible to beat those two not matter what ...
That's kind of cool, can't wait for it to appear on my god of war ragnarok playthrough
Good thing they have a video clip showing it, likely be the only way I'd see one.
Oh. That actually looks really neat.
Nice, that's a great little animation!
Platinums are always nice, makes them more satisfying than Xbox's Achievements.
Really like how you explained what earning a platinum trophy is like in this article. So rewarding when they pop, especially on the games you've really enjoyed
I've been in the beta for the firmware update for a while and this was the first change I noticed. I'm a trophy hunter so, naturally, any changes to trophies will always be what interests me most.
Where's Sammy with his "It's f---ing nothing!" gif when you need him?
I was all upset at the headline that this happened just weeks after I got my second ever and probably last ever platinum (I don't trophy hunt, I just happened to be 3 trophies away from getting it from normal play so figured why not?)....and then I watched that video and....yeah......it's f-ing nothing...
I got one to playing Stoke the Platinum.
Yea this is a nice addition. Now if they would only update the ugly trophy UI.
The animation is cool but the sound sucks.
It figures. I don't usually get many platinums and I got 2 a few days ago.
Small, but quite nifty if I do say so myself. Guessing the bronze, silver, and gold are as they've always been.
I should be seeing the new animation for myself sometime this weekend, so close to finally platinuming the LEGO Harry Potter Collection.
@RemembersGems I think the main draw for people is it give them extra challenges to 100% games and make a Ā£60 purchase last longer giving you more value for your money.
Also itās very similar to people trying to get the highest scores in games on arcades and games of that nature can show them off to friends.
@RemembersGems Lets you see everything in the game and adds extra challenge. If you just blitz the story you might miss a good chunk of content.
@RemembersGems
It not the trophy, itās the challenge required to get the ātrophyā. Sony just named it terribly so everyone now thinks itās some kind of strange status thing. I donāt view trophy challenges, and the campaign to get the platinum, any differently than other developer given in game challenges and the journey to finish the narrative campaign. In fact, in my opinion, it takes some strange mental gymnastics to view these in game challenges any differently to any other in game challenge or side quest š¤·āāļø
@AhmadSumadi how do you platinum something 5 times?
@NEStalgia Depends what games you play some games are easy to platinum even without trying.
@FinneasGH The Witcher 3 has different platinum trophies for the base game and the GOTY edition with all the DLC. I platinumād it twice on an old profile. I hated that profile name so I made a new profile (before Sony allowed name changes) and platinumād it twice again on the new profile. Then a few weeks ago platinumād the PS5 edition. āš¾
@AhmadSumadi you must really like The Witcher!! šš»
What is the game featured in the tweet?
The only thing I noticed was our username is on top of the trophy earned, didn't notice the animation for platinum tho, I have a short so I can always watch it and see if I notice anything
@Cutmastavictory yeah I will check it out later
@Flaming_Kaiser like "Stroke the Kitty" š¤£
I trophy hunted once (astrobot) just to see what the hype is about (I don't like it), and once because I was only 3 trophies away from it anyway. I'll probably never do it again but at least I have 2, and one from a big game (hzd)...I can die happy with that
I am so bad at gaming these days, I donāt think Iāll ever earn another platinum
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