platinum trophy
/ˈplætɪnəm ˈtroʊfi/
CommonThe rarest trophy on PlayStation, awarded for unlocking every other trophy in a game.
Platinums vary wildly in difficulty. Some are earned in a few hours; others require hundreds. The community respects difficult platinums and treats easy ones as padding.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | just got the platinum on Elden Ring. 120 hours. hands are shaking. | Earned the hardest trophy in a demanding game after extensive play. | x, 2022 |
| 02 | the platinum is blocked by online trophies that the servers don't even support anymore. genuinely unearnable. | Some trophies required for the platinum are no longer obtainable. | reddit, 2023 |
| 03 | my 50th platinum. didn't mean to become a trophy hunter but here we are. | Hit a milestone number without intending to get deeply into trophy hunting. | x, 2024 |
| 04 | that game gets a pass. the platinum literally takes 2 hours and there are no missables. | The game is easy or accessible to platinum, which is seen positively. | reddit, 2023 |
Use it when
- You earned every trophy in a PlayStation game.
- Describing the goal of completing all trophies in a game.
- Talking about PlayStation trophy hunting culture.
Do not use it when
- You are playing on Xbox or PC.Use “1000G” instead.
- You mean a specific in-game reward that is not the trophy system.
Variations and related forms
Platinum trophy vs achievement hunter
platinum trophy
Platinum trophy is the specific PlayStation reward for full trophy completion.
VS
achievement-hunter
Achievement hunter is the person who pursues this kind of completion across platforms.
Origin and context
Sony introduced the PlayStation Trophy system with the PS3 firmware update 2.40 in 2008. The platinum tier was added to reward players who collected every other trophy in a game.
- First seen
- 2008
- Confidence
- high
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