Update: Perhaps with inevitability, Stroke the Cat has launched on the PS Store, suggesting there are many extra petting Platinums to return. A fast look at Exophase confirms the Trophies are an identical to Stroke the Dog. No sh*t, Sherlock!

Personally, we’re wanting ahead to this sequence venturing outdoors of the home animals class. Like, Stroke the Porcupine can be entertaining, would not it?

Original Story: As you recognize, the PS Store has turn out to be overrun with low-cost and cheerful Platinum Trophy video games. But right here’s an actual stat padding launch: Stroke the Dog. At simply £3.29/$3.99, the discharge has an eye-watering 71 Trophies so that you can unlock – and all it’s essential to do is, nicely, stroke the canine roughly 2,000 instances.

“Dog: man’s (or woman’s) best friend,” the blurb reads. “We aren’t all lucky enough to have one, but that should not mean that you don’t get to stroke one whenever you like. Get a real life yet not actually real puppy in your front room or bedroom, or bathroom, or kitchen, wherever you have your TV. Stroke it as many times as you want, then stroke it some more. Relax with a dog.”

You’ll get a Bronze Trophy for each 25 pets or so, permitting you to considerably bolster the dimensions of your digital show case. We suppose this was at all times the pure subsequent step for smaller builders trying to revenue from Trophy collectors: we’ve already had the simple Platinums, however now it’s time for groups to cram as many gongs into their titles as attainable.

Still, we suppose stroking a canine is a trifle extra satisfying than tapping a mayonnaise jar.