PlayStation Trophy Levels Explained | How It Works

Let's talk about PlayStation leveling system, how it works and why should you care about it.

Sony changed their trophy leveling system in late 2020 with a launch of PS5 and changed how levels are represented and the amount of points you get for platinum trophy from 180 to 300.

In this video I will give a full break down on how PlayStation trophies work, level progression systems, why you should become a trophy hunter and why trophy hunting is even a thing.

Timestamps for the video:

00:00 - Intro
00:12 - PlayStation Trophy Levels Explained
02:07 - Why You Should Trophy Hunt
04:07 - Outro

Song: Blue Screen

Thank you for watching! #PlayStation #Trophies #Guide

[IliyaKunin]

Thank you for watching my video! Quick question, why do you trophy hunt if you do? What would make you start it you don't?

Timestamps for the video:

00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Trophy Levels Explained
02:07 - Why You Should Trophy Hunt
04:07 – Outro

[Remy]

Trophy Hunting is so addictive, there’s no better feeling when that platinum pops but I do feel there should be some rewards for getting those platinums, like money added to your psn account. Sony need to bring that back

[glitchingfox]

Hate it when a game is dead and you cant get the achievements

[zaneyboy]

Personally I think trophy hunting is one of the biggest motivators to play a game

And I thank you for informing me on the points you gain from trophys!

[scottnelson]

I trophy hunt because it is fun to level up and, like you said, you experience the game in different ways. As for rewards, how hard would it be for Sony to develop free pixel items that we can purchase with rewards won from trophies. Steam sells things like this such as avatar backgrounds so it seems like a win-win.

[thesungkur]

For me, seeing the 100% sign after 100% completing games is why I complete games in its entiety.
With trophy hunting, getting every single trophy the game has to offer(including ones that don't work towards a platinum(DLC)) brings about the same satisfaction! And like you said, the trophies can challenge you to play the game in a new way or find an Easter egg that is not part of the base games 'completion' e.g.in Spider-Man:Miles Morales, if your completing all trophies, there is a trophy that requires you to pay respects to a statue of Stan Lee but if you were just getting all the collectibles than you most likely would have missed it 😬

[mmnnYT]

I think the reason they won't bring back rewards systems for trophy collections is because of the cheaters and stackers. They take all meaning and fun out of this exercise.

[SoranDalawi]

thanks for this video. that numerical breakdown of how many points/rough average of complete games needed at each tier was very nice to look at.

[jackoblllllllll]

I would love more in-game bonuses for platinuming a game like in Ghost of Tsushima when you get a new armour dye. Avatars are also nice, themes are going to die out given that PS5 doesn’t use them.

[Kctrilluno]

Thanks man I been trying to figure this out on the levels in trophies 🏆

[gogreengameon]

There should be some discounts/freebies/privileges for Platinumers. As Sony does get something from more people playing games for more hours and being engaged for longer on their console platform.

Aside from that thought, the only reason I've decided to hunt a few Platinum trophies is that the data and hours played can support the devs indirectly. So I do this for VR games, particularly the ones I really liked and would like to see a sequel. Also, if Sony see the engagement hours put into VR, and these particular VR games I like too, they'll know to invest more money, time, and expertise into these kinds of titles, e.g. Triple AAA/well-designed VR titles, and not others.

When devs know through this data that people actually complete their games, they might be incentivised to continue making full/long game experiences too, rather than a quick buck. I heard that only a minor percentage of people completed Skyrim, but I would probably be one of them as I don't think I would care for the flat version game.

The VR version though was mind blowing! And it was like the last game I tried out in VR as I couldn't guess via YouTube how different it would be. This is my current game to Platinum, as I would really like a remaster/remake of that for PS5 VR. It should be an easy project and easy money for them too, if under Microsoft they can still release it. Even if they took the Sony game data, decided it was popular and re-released a newly enhanced Skyrim VR on PC I'd be a happy chappy ☺️.

[whskey_tango_foxtrt]

I think it’s a pretty good way for companies to decide on your level of seriousness when it comes to games, and applying to test them.

[lonreed]

I played Xbox for years and accumulated around 355, 000 gamerscore. I’ve been collecting trophies on PlayStation now for 2yrs and im at lvl 280 so far.

[DocDocGoose]

This video is well explained and straight to the point. Well done

[Rheisler]

I read an article today, that Xbox is looking to do this. I wanted to see what PlayStation trophies we’re all about and how they worked.

from the Xbox side of things I like achievement hunting because it’s a good challenge I can only imagine trophy hunting . 😊 thank you for this video.

[viljarholleland]

I do it because its fun and its something im actually good at (atleast I think so)

[alpeshsrivastava]

I have over 100, 000+ gamerscore on Xbox been an Xbox gamer for most of my life but decided to buy a PS4 pro couple of months ago to try all the exclusives, I'm fairly new to PlayStation's ecosystem but I'm digging the trophy system here. And can't wait to get that first platinum!

[kylehodges]

Hey, thanks for this! I've been achievement hunting on Xbox for years, but never really got the system used on PSN. Now that I'm on Sony full-time, let's see how high we can get!

[jordanbrown]

There was a time I liked hunting but anymore the trophy's come with game completion which am happy either way :)

[ballaz]

Trophy Hunting is a Hobby for me, without Trophys Gaming wouldn’t be fun for me... i need the hustle and competitive goal like i have in rl also in games because if you rush the story you don’t know anything and everything i know when im finish it 2-3x anf collect and do everything the world has to offer but that’s just my opinion and obviously the opinion of million of other players as well... Good Grind my Fellow Trophy Hunters 💙