All articles tagged with #achievements
Microsoft is testing a substantial overhaul of Xbox achievements, including new icons, animations, and a redesigned achievements hub that will let players highlight completed games, hide titles, and filter by mastery. The features are being piloted by Xbox Insiders with a broader rollout expected in the coming months, and readers are invited to vote in the poll on whether they like the changes.
Xbox is directly soliciting ideas for new console features from fans, with top suggestions including an expanded achievements system (backward-compatible titles, split SP/MP/DLC, easier Gamerscore, and a Platinum-style completion); a remastered dashboard with HDR support; improvements to the Xbox DVR and video editing flow; enhanced social features (screensharing in party chats, camera tools, remote play); and nostalgia/cosmetic upgrades like PiP, ultrawide/multi-monitor support, and updates to Xbox Ally and a new Elite controller.
A discussion sparked by a PS5 trophy article shows gamers debating the trophy system, with many calling for options to disable trophies, hide or delete games from trophy lists, sort alphabetically, and search within trophies, plus requests for clearer 100%/Platinum highlighting and UI improvements; opinions are mixed, with some favoring Xbox-style achievements or leaderboards while others want to remove or greatly curb trophy clutter and notifications.
With Microsoft signaling more Xbox Achievements updates in 2026, fans are pushing for three main changes: separate DLC achievements from base completion to avoid affecting 100% status, introduce or better support a 'platinum' style finish for fully completed titles (plus developer tooling), and allow players to delete games and their achievements from profiles (with safeguards to prevent abuse), while also discussing related options like hiding progress and backwards-compatibility improvements.
Xbox chief Asha Sharma says a new dedicated team has been formed to focus on fan feedback, with multiple achievements updates rolling out now and more features teased for the near future.
Xbox is testing a major Achievements update with Xbox Insiders that brings a visual refresh (new icons and animations with color-matched profile flair) and introduces ways to curate your public trophy list: you can hide certain games from your Achievements history and highlight titles you’ve fully completed, aided by a filter to quickly access mastered games.
Xbox is refreshing its Achievements with a visual overhaul, updated unlock icons/animations, customizable notifications, a new highlight for 100% completions (with sorting), and an option to hide games from the Achievements list. The changes roll out to Xbox Insider members today and are headed for all users later this year, with more updates teased for 2026.
Xbox is testing a long-overdue refresh of its Achievements system, adding smoother notification animations, the ability to hide specific games from the list, and a new 100-percent completion tracker, all part of leadership’s push to address player feedback; the changes are rolling out to Insiders before a wider release.
Xbox is testing new Achievements features for Insiders, including a refreshed notification design with personalized colors, an option to hide games from your profile’s Achievements list, and a highlight for fully completed games with new filters, with a broader rollout planned and feedback encouraged.
The article surveys the third week of March 2026 on Xbox Game Pass, detailing both new additions and titles leaving the service, with rough achievement-you-need-to-know estimates. Leaving titles include Mad Streets (1–2 hours, 16% TA, no missables) and Peppa Pig: World Adventures (0.5–1 hour, 60% TA, no missables). New additions cover South of Midnight (15–20 hours, 4% TA, no missables), The Alters (50–40 hours, 1% TA, 40% missables), Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (40–50 hours, 3% TA, 31% missables), and Overthrown (unknown length). The piece aims to help players decide what to tackle first by summarizing playtime and completion stats for these titles.
Sea of Thieves Season 19 launches with Anniversary festivities, adding Battle Bounds in Faction Battles, new Faction Crates, Seasonal Deeds and Fight Nights. It also introduces three easy Xbox achievements worth 100 Gamerscore: Are You Even Trying?! (drink grog during a Faction Battle), Don’t Make Me Turn This Ship Around! (sail 100 nautical miles with a Chest of Sorrow aboard), and Oh Wow, Kegs... (detonate three gunpowder barrels at once). As part of the eighth anniversary celebrations, Rare is offering cosmetics and freebies, and there’s a free-to-play weekend for players new to the title.
The chaotic city-builder Overthrown launches its full 1.0 release with 30 achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore, adding new enemies, three maps, airships, and more. Available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including Game Pass, players can build a thriving kingdom, defend against outlaws, and earn Gamerscore as they play.
Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster shadow-dropped onto Xbox Series X|S and Windows with 50 achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore, offering updated visuals, faster event scenes, and a redesigned UI; the grind involves completing the story, collecting items, filling encyclopedias, and mastering the various systems, with no confirmed missables.
Xbox players report that none of the 30 Scott Pilgrim EX achievements unlock, while the PS4/PS5 and Steam versions work; Tribute Games says a fix is in progress, so players may want to wait before playing or purchasing.
A comprehensive achievement/trophy guide and roadmap for Star Trek Voyager Across the Unknown, detailing sector-by-sector objectives, all endings, and tips for earning 60–61 trophies across Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Switch in about 25 hours. It covers strategy for research, ship upgrades, morale, save-reloads, and how to replay sectors to secure canonical outcomes and maximize rewards.