Eric Lempel: "You're not going to see trophies on the PSP"

[Shin-Ra]

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/so...es-on-the-psp/

With Sony's Trophy system coming up on its one-year anniversary this month, we were eager to learn how Sony could enhance the service, leveraging the PlayStation brand and distancing itself from the Xbox 360's Achievements system. So, during E3 last week, we asked Eric Lempel – Director of PlayStation Network Operations – when Trophies would make their way to the PSP, newly invigorated by the PSP Go announcement. Lempel said, bluntly, "You're not going to see Trophies on the PSP."

Now, before you curse his name, hear him out, okay? Lempel explains that "there are a few reasons" you won't see Trophies on PSP and, chief amongst them is "keeping it secure." See ... the PSP has been hacked. A lot. Like, a lot a lot. Lempel says that "if people can artificially inflate their rankings and amounts of Trophies" via the PSP on a shared PlayStation-wide Trophy system then it "kills the whole [Trophy] system," PS3 included. So "keeping it secure, keeping it fair" is the best solution – but that means no Trophies on PSP.

And, since the PSP has that same promised 10-year life cycle (as evidenced most recently by the PSP Go) it'll be some time before we get an entirely new (and ostensibly secure) PSP platform upon which a functioning Trophy system might be grafted. See you in 2015!

As Joystiq should already know, Sony targets a 10-year lifespan for each PlayStation but the next system launches before the current system's availability has ended, so 2015 isn't a realistic expectation.

[Rike255]

That's a pretty good reason I suppose. Having ranking systems where people can cheat make them kinda dumb as it defeats the purpose...happens all the time too.
Now the hackers have hindered PSP functionality...great.

[silversnake]

While unfortunate, that definitely makes sense.

[Terjyn]

But remember, hacking hurts no one, am I right?

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

But remember, hacking hurts no one, am I right?

Its hurting my trophys!!

[aphex]

i'm surprised people haven't been able to hack ps3 trophies (unless of course they have)

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by aphex

i'm surprised people haven't been able to hack ps3 trophies (unless of course they have)

The only way that people have been able to 'hack' PS3 trophies is by signing in as someone else and playing the game for them. Obviously I'm using the term 'hack' loosely.

[LifeOfAPirate13]

Trophies wouldn't be that bad on PSP but kidna pointless I would say because we don't stay online when playing our PSP and they would probably be different from PS3 trophies because of the home thing showing the trophies and whatnot.