PS4
Mafia III requires planning decisions before collecting trophies. Recruiting or killing bosses and informants creates incompatible routes, as does keeping all underbosses alive versus only one. The PS4 list also has documented cumulative-counter problems. Correct story completion does not guarantee every statistic registers. Plan coherent campaigns, record decisions and check reports’ software versions before restarting. This roadmap separates verified requirements from supposed universal bug fixes.
Base-game platinum roadmap for PS4. Additional trophy groups are separate.
- Required difficulty: You may choose a comfortable difficulty.
- Missable trophies: Incompatible choices and missable bosses/informants require planned campaigns.
- Online: No multiplayer; counter problems do not create online requirements.
Separate recruitment from elimination
Use one campaign to recruit bosses and informants while keeping underbosses, and another for opposite conditions. Mixed choices can prevent both sets. The first story-forced boss outcome is not a free decision. Track remaining recruitable targets rather than trying to change that event.
- Choose the route before deciding targets’ fates.
Interrogate before confronting the boss
Informants can be skipped by damaging a racket through other means. Before confirming its final confrontation, check that you dealt with them; confirmation can remove unfinished objectives. Prepare relevant wiretapping for boss recruitment too. Reaching a boss without preparation can leave only the lethal option.
- Check informants and wiretapping before confirming.
Plan districts and loyalty
On the cooperative route, distribute territory coherently among Cassandra, Burke and Vito and finish personal missions. On the single-survivor route, avoid building equal loyalty with everyone. District assignment is not merely economic. Inspect the situation before concluding assignments.
- Keep distribution compatible with the chosen route.
Treat bugs as a documented limitation
PS4 guides report cumulative counters that may not persist correctly between sessions or interruptions. Long sessions are cited as a workaround, but cannot prevent crashes or guarantee every version. Preserve saves through console options and verify outcomes. Do not delete a valid campaign based on a generic promise.
- Record version, decisions and actual unlocks.
Finish actions and money without mixing groups
Money earned, held and spent are different requirements. Use the bank to protect the balance where possible. Set up required kills with relevant weapons and situations and verify unlocks. Faster, Baby!, Stones Unturned and Sign of the Times remain additional groups in the linked PS4 list.
- Compare balance, earnings and spending separately.
Trophies to watch
The New Boss
Flipped 16 Racket Bosses
Plan recruitment and preparation before confrontations.
No Loose Ends
Killed all of the Racket Bosses
This belongs to the route opposite recruitment.
Live Another Day
Recruited 15 Racket Informants
Do not skip informants before closing a racket.
Just You and Me
Kept only one Underboss alive until "Yet Here We Are"
Districts and personal missions must stay consistent with the single-survivor route.
Frequently asked questions
Is one campaign sufficient?
No. Recruitment and elimination, plus underboss outcomes, require incompatible conditions.
Does one session guarantee counters?
No. It is a reported workaround for some versions, not a guarantee against bugs or crashes.
Can I ignore informants?
Not when pursuing their trophies. Closing a racket can remove unfinished assignments.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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