Bethesda announced today that Fallout 3 on the PS3 will not be launching with trophies.  When asked about it, the response was in essence “Maybe later.”  Not very good news to someone who had planned on picking it up for that platform.

That begs the question though, does Sony need to change their policy regarding trophies?  Currently, they aren’t required.  Microsoft on the other hand does require that Achievements be included in every game that lands on its platform.

When it boils down to it, I think Sony made a mistake by not making them a requirement from the get go, and will need to buckle down and change their policy to remain competitive.  For someone who owns both platforms, deciding which one to buy a game for can come down to features like trophies/achievements.  In order to hook players in and really give the an experience comparable to the Xbox 360, something needs to change.