Curious PlayStation fans are picking up tidbits left and right now that the new tiered PlayStation Plus plans are in effect in certain regions — namely, Asia markets, excluding Japan. In the Americas, PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium plans are launching on June 13, but we’ve got early info to glean about the priciest tier’s classic PlayStation games. Continuing last week’s story about Syphon Filter getting new trophies for PS4/PS5, other PS1 Classics have gotten full trophy lists, including Wild Arms and Ape Escape.
The trophy lists popped up today on the reliable trophy tracker site Exophase — and so far, everything has a platinum trophy. That said, not every PlayStation Classic will offer trophies (which would’ve concerned some players). Sony confirmed in a wide-ranging “all-new PlayStation Plus” guide today that “this feature is optional for developers.”
So, what are we looking at now that the service is rolling out in select regions?
The current PS1 Classics trophy lists range from 16 trophies on the low end (in the case of the taser-firing Syphon Filter) to 38 trophies on the high end (here’s to you, Wild Arms). It’s great that there’s some flexibility — most of us would happily play our old favorites on PS4/PS5 without trophies if that’s what it took; that shouldn’t be the limiting factor.
The PS1 trophy lists so far, courtesy of Exophase:
Ape Escape players will earn trophies for playing mini-games, getting new gear, and capturing 100 monkeys, while I.Q. players will need to score perfect clears and Syphon Filter fiends will shatter windows and drop a chandelier on an enemy. Don’t expect anything too complex, in other words. Of the early Classics, Wild Arms has the most extensive, modern-feeling trophy list,
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