Context is important... (Gaming)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Thursday, March 23, 2017, 19:25 (2811 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Here's a new one:

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/03/03/buy-nier-automata-trophies-with-in-game-money/

What do you think about being able to purchase trophies?

-They are only accessible for purchase after your third complete playthrough of the game (you should have most trophies by that point, no?)
-They can only be purchased by using in-game currency, and each one is very pricey.

Sounds like a neat way to spare yourself some frustration, and gives you something else to save up for, so you don't have to play the game in a way that you don't want to.
I knew that I wouldn't ever get the "grind x number of multiplayer matches" Acheevo in Halo Wars, so if I was able to cross off that achievement to "Platinum" the game by a different means, I'd have been all for it.
Aren't achievements and Trophies just another immersion-breaking checklist? Should it really matter how folks finish off their list, as long as they play the game?