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Xbox to Add Platinum-Style Completion Reward Later This Year

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma’s confirmation signals the company is prioritizing long-standing player requests and faster platform updates.

Overview

  • Asha Sharma confirmed on social media that Xbox’s team is “working on something for later this year” that multiple outlets describe as a Platinum Trophy equivalent for Achievements.
  • Microsoft has not released implementation details so it is unclear whether the reward will change Gamerscore totals, appear as a special profile badge, or be applied to older games.
  • The announcement arrived alongside a batch of Insiders-tested updates such as adding party voice to capture clips, new achievement views and sorting, cloud-save restore options, and an expanded wishlist.
  • Players have requested a Platinum-style completion reward for years because PlayStation’s Platinum Trophy explicitly marks full game completion while Xbox currently aggregates progress into a single Gamerscore.
  • If Microsoft makes the reward non-retroactive it could take years for it to appear across older titles, so the key question for players and completionists is whether the feature will apply to existing games or only to future releases.