Got Ghost of Tsushima Platinum Trophy? PlayStation Wants $70 for the Merch — Remember When GTA 4 Gave It Away for Free?
Anticipation surges as the team readies a standout reveal poised to make headlines.
Spent dozens of hours petting foxes and chasing wind in Ghost of Tsushima? PlayStation has a new way to commemorate that grind: by letting you buy trophy-gated merch. Yes, the achievement is yours, the bill is also yours.
PlayStation rolls out Ghost Rewards
Sony just launched a merch program built around in-game accomplishments, kicking off with Ghost of Tsushima. The pitch is simple: unlock certain trophies, then you can buy specific collectibles tied to those milestones. It is a neat idea, even if the execution is very... retail.
- Have the Living Legend platinum trophy? You can order a $25 pin. Specs for the curious: zinc alloy metal, clear enamel filling, laser print art, and it arrives in a custom leatherette display box with a sleeve.
- Stopped short of platinum but finished the story? If you earned the Mono no Aware gold trophy for completing the game, you can pick up a $30 T-shirt featuring art inspired by the final duel.
Both items are up for pre-order now and are expected to ship in 2–3 months.
The catch (beyond the foxes)
Eligible does not mean free. If you grab both, once you factor in tax and shipping, you are probably staring at a total north of $70. Paying to celebrate the thing you already did is a bit of a mood killer, even if the pin looks slick.
And yeah, there is precedent for the opposite. Back when GTA 4 launched, Rockstar handed out a free "key to the city" to players who hit 100% completion within the first two weeks. Different era, different vibes.
More trophy merch is coming
PlayStation says this is just the beginning and that another wave tied to the sequel is on the way later this year.
"This is just the start. Ghost of Yotei Rewards will arrive later this year, giving players another opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments with unique merchandise. We will share more details closer to launch."
Whether that lands as a promise or a warning depends on how you feel about achievement-gated shopping.
One last bit of inside baseball: the Ghost of Yotei devs say they were not trying to make the sequel longer, but to boost its sense of grandness and scale. So maybe expect bigger feelings more than a bigger checklist.