Japanese and Asian players earn the hardest Platinum trophies.
According to Sony, players in Europe earn more Platinum trophies than players in the United States.
However, Japanese and Asian players earn the most Platinum trophies for games whose trophy requirements are considered difficult.
Akiyama’s study also found that Japanese players earn more trophies in general in any given game.
The data also revealed interesting information regarding what games countries most often play.
Free-to-play games are much more prevalent in Japan, whereas multiplayer games are far more popular in the West.
Additionally, Japan buys the most physical games out of all regions and the US buys the least.
However, across all regions, digital purchases still outpace physical disc ones.
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