Trophies
From PS3Wiki
Trophies are an achievement system on the PlayStation 3 game console, introduced with the System Firmware 2.40 update.
Game Developers have the option of including certain goals within their games, which when achieved will award the player a relevant trophy. Trophies can be bronze, silver, or gold; with gold contributing more experience to your next 'level' than silver, and silver giving more experience than bronze. A platinum trophy is awarded when a player achieves all of the trophies in a game. Smaller games such as those downloaded from the PSN won't have a platinum trophy.
Trophies are shown on a player's PS3 Network Profile, which also show a Trophy level. Each trophy will contribute towards the percentage of the players level, eventually levelling up to the next.
Trophies came with the update 2.40, but shortly when it went offline it came back in 2.41 with a newly designed platinum trophy.
