No 'Achievements' System for PS3 Games
But some games will sort of have it. Kind of.
by Patrick Klepek, 10/20/2006
Earlier this year, rumors said Sony would copy Xbox 360's achievements system for PlayStation 3 with something called "Entitlements" but the concept never materialized. Even now, as Sony releases the last details on the hardware launch, we've heard nothing.
Chris Kohler at Game|Life played it straight with Sony, confirming they're only sort of interested in an achievements system.
"We didn't mention that, but it is our intention that we would have it -- although I think it would be game-centric. It's very difficult to draw analogies [between] your success on SOCOM and your success on Madden. Madden players care about peoples' success on Madden," said Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America exec VP. "So the publisher will have the flexibility to have a robust ranking system, on a game-by-game basis."
Essentially, we shouldn't be surprised to see cross-platform games with achievements have something in the PS3 versions, but there will not be a cumulative "gamerscore" totaling points across all games. Tretton did add, however, that Sony plans on incorporating this achievements-like system into their first-party releases, though none of the launch games feature it
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