PS5 Players Flock to Free Game for Ridiculously Easy Platinum Trophy
The free-to-play chess game Chess Mate has become popular on PlayStation 5, with thousands of players downloading it to earn an extremely easy Platinum trophy. According to reports, the trophy can be unlocked in approximately five minutes, or slightly longer for players unfamiliar with chess.
To earn the Platinum, players need only capture one of every chess piece, achieve a checkmate, and restart the game at least five times. The game can be completed on its easiest difficulty setting, and players can select a shuffle mode to optimize their success. Step-by-step guides are available online to walk players through the trophy requirements.
This represents another example of players exploiting the trophy system to easily pad their achievement collections with minimal effort. While PlayStation has increased its efforts to remove shovelware from the PS Store in recent times, Chess Mate appears to be a legitimately developed free-to-play title that may not violate Sony’s stricter policies for digital storefront content. The incident highlights the ongoing tension between platform holders attempting to maintain quality standards and the persistent appeal of easily-obtainable trophies among the gaming community.