Sony's Trophy Mandate

Support for Sony's PlayStation 3 trophy system has been pretty sketchy so far. I imagine this is due in no small part to the fact that up to this point, trophies have been entirely optional. I had heard grumblings from developers at E3 that it wasn't going to stay that way for long. Sure enough, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has, according to videogamer.com, stated that trophy support will be a mandatory feature for all new PlayStation 3 releases as of January 2009. Considering that this has been the case with achievements on the Xbox 360 since day one, it only makes sense, though I have to wonder if this will have an effect on the release dates of PS3 games set for Q1 09.

This is certainly a minor step in the right direction for the PlayStation 3, but it also feels like Sony's still playing catch-up. What say you, multiplatform owners? Does consistent trophy support give the PlayStation 3 version an edge?