PS3 owners craving the virtual self-esteem pills known as "Trophies" will be disheartened to learn that Fallout 3 won't have any. At least not at launch, anyway. But, but, how will we know when to feel a sense of accomplishment if The Machine won't tell us?

Bethesda VP of Marketing Pete Hines told PlaystationUniverse that while the game won't ship with Trophy support, they haven't ruled out including them in a patch. "It remains to be seen what we do down the road. It wasn't something we were able to incorporate into the game for launch."

Unfortunately, Trophies aren't retroactively awarded so you don't get credit for what you do in a game before Trophy support is added. Maybe the Fallout 3 Trophies will arrive in time for a second play-through, eh? Either way, I'm pretty sure you'll feel proud of yourself for covertly planting a live grenade in the pocket of another character even if you don't get a Trophy for it.