An 18-year-long era for PlayStation is coming to an end, after competitors Xbox released its very own Platinum Trophy equivalent: Mythic Achievements. Platinum Trophies are awarded when PlayStation gamers unlock every other Trophy in any given game, and Xbox is finally following suit.
Xbox first introduced achievements with the Xbox 360 in 2005, giving players extra incentives to stick with their favorite games for longer. Gamers earn Gamerscore, a number that appears on their profile to show others how many achievements they have earned over the years. The system proved extremely popular, and Sony finally followed suit in 2008, adding Trophies. To differentiate itself, Sony added an extra tier, giving players one last reward after unlocking every other Trophy in a game: Platinum Trophies. In the years since, hunting Platinum Trophies has become a serious hobby for dedicated gamers.
Xbox Mythic Achievements Put An End to PlayStation Platinum Trophies Exclusivity
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After Xbox finally released Mythic Achievements for Insiders last week, Sony’s PlayStation is no longer the only major platform to offer an achievement for getting every other achievement in a game. For 18 years, players who wanted that completionist reward had to play on PlayStation, but that is no longer the case after Xbox finally played catch-up more than two decades after the launch of its own achievement system.
Find the odd one out before the timer hits zero.
One of the most interesting aspects of Xbox Mythic Achievements is that they also apply retroactively, meaning developers of older titles don’t have to take the time to go back and add them in. This applies as far back as the Xbox 360, so for dedicated achievement hunters, it’ll be like they had their Platinum Trophy equivalent all along. Mythic Achievements haven’t been rolled out to every user yet – only Xbox Insiders have access. But when they are widely available, it will certainly mark the end of an era for PlayStation that spans all the way back to 2008.
For comparison, Nintendo profiles do not have achievements, while Steam tracks completed titles but does not have a Platinum or Mythic equivalent.
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For years now, Xbox users have asked for their version of a Platinum Trophy. It is perhaps been the only major blemish on the popular Achievements system, leaving fans confused about Xbox’s aversion to it. But the Asha Sharma era is well underway. As part of her push to please fans, the new Xbox CEO confirmed plans for an Xbox Platinum Trophy equivalent back in August, and it hasn’t taken long for this to come to fruition.
It will be interesting to see whether Sony now feels it has to innovate further on its Trophy system to gain the edge over Xbox in the future. Platinums have been a big trump card for PlayStation over Xbox for years now, so to not be able to tout that advantage anymore is a pretty big deal. Earlier this year, Sony did send out a survey indicating potential PlayStation Trophy changes, but nothing has come of this yet.
