ChompMike
Forum Noob
Hey everyone! I've joined the PS3 world last February after 12 years, cause i've managed to brick my old console back in 2015 (have talked about that in an older thread i've made a few days ago regarding CFW Creation questions).
When i got the new PS3 in my hands, i forgot about everything else, and hopped into it to play my old games (MW2 MW3, Driver SF and many more...), and in the process, i achieved many trophies (220), while also platting MW2 & MW3. The thing is, i created a new account for PS3, because i was afraid to connect my existing one (because of CFW), which i have from 2015 (created it on PS4, right after i bricked my PS3) and still carrying it on PS5.
The reason i was afraid to connect my main account (except the years of gaming in it, which means trophies and levels in games), is the fact that i've put a ridiculous amount of money in it on PS Store (i mostly buy games digitally since the PS4 era). Now though, i regret that the trophies i've earned on PS3, can't be shown on my main account.
So, here is where i need your opinion: My idea was to transfer the trophies to a blank user (no PSN connected yet) using apollo save tool (already tested it with MW3, and it worked after rebuilding the database, no account ID tied to the trophies and same dates EXACTLY on the trophies). Here is what i fear though:
1) Is the process 100% accurate? With that i mean to ask, do the files being modified using the tool, become properly modified, or do the leave some sort of residue that can be traced (e.g PSID metadata)? Note that i don't mean to question the integrity of the tool, i'm just curious about the way it works, because maybe it is meant to transfer trophies only locally (users with no tied PSN accounts).
2) If you take a look in the Games section in a PSN profile on PS5, you'll notice that it has a total gameplay counter for each game. So, to counter that (pun unintended
), i could check how much time i've spent playing each game, and leave the console running in each game with a timer, until i reach the exact time count (e.g 25hrs for MW2), while being logged in the test user (not connect to the PSN yet in this step). But, that leads us to problem No. ...
3) I think it can be seen when a game was first played. So, if i launch the games for example, today, but the trophies are obtained earlier (February to March), isn't that a RED FLAG?
I've thought of another solution, but i'm waiting to hear your thoughts on this one first!
By the way, speaking about morality as a gamer, i think that since i've earned the trophies with my sword, it's totally fine to do that and not lose time to play the games all over (i'm an adult, i really don't have that much time to do that again, nor the courage)
When i got the new PS3 in my hands, i forgot about everything else, and hopped into it to play my old games (MW2 MW3, Driver SF and many more...), and in the process, i achieved many trophies (220), while also platting MW2 & MW3. The thing is, i created a new account for PS3, because i was afraid to connect my existing one (because of CFW), which i have from 2015 (created it on PS4, right after i bricked my PS3) and still carrying it on PS5.
The reason i was afraid to connect my main account (except the years of gaming in it, which means trophies and levels in games), is the fact that i've put a ridiculous amount of money in it on PS Store (i mostly buy games digitally since the PS4 era). Now though, i regret that the trophies i've earned on PS3, can't be shown on my main account.
So, here is where i need your opinion: My idea was to transfer the trophies to a blank user (no PSN connected yet) using apollo save tool (already tested it with MW3, and it worked after rebuilding the database, no account ID tied to the trophies and same dates EXACTLY on the trophies). Here is what i fear though:
1) Is the process 100% accurate? With that i mean to ask, do the files being modified using the tool, become properly modified, or do the leave some sort of residue that can be traced (e.g PSID metadata)? Note that i don't mean to question the integrity of the tool, i'm just curious about the way it works, because maybe it is meant to transfer trophies only locally (users with no tied PSN accounts).
2) If you take a look in the Games section in a PSN profile on PS5, you'll notice that it has a total gameplay counter for each game. So, to counter that (pun unintended
), i could check how much time i've spent playing each game, and leave the console running in each game with a timer, until i reach the exact time count (e.g 25hrs for MW2), while being logged in the test user (not connect to the PSN yet in this step). But, that leads us to problem No. ...3) I think it can be seen when a game was first played. So, if i launch the games for example, today, but the trophies are obtained earlier (February to March), isn't that a RED FLAG?
I've thought of another solution, but i'm waiting to hear your thoughts on this one first!
By the way, speaking about morality as a gamer, i think that since i've earned the trophies with my sword, it's totally fine to do that and not lose time to play the games all over (i'm an adult, i really don't have that much time to do that again, nor the courage)
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