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Xbox Is Planning Its Own Version of the Platinum Trophy
Microsoft is developing an Xbox equivalent of PlayStation's coveted "platinum trophy" for players who complete every achievement in a game. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the feature is planned for later this year as part of wider updates to the achievements system, which was originally introduced with the Xbox 360 in 2005 and later inspired Sony's trophy system. The move responds to long-standing requests from the Xbox community and would mark one of the biggest changes to the achievements system in its 21-year history.
No details have been given on how the new completionist reward would look, work, or be named. It remains unclear whether it would add extra gamerscore on top of the usual 1,000-point cap most games have, or exist purely as a standalone badge of recognition, and whether it would apply retroactively to older titles or only to new releases going forward.
In short
- Xbox is developing its own version of PlayStation's platinum trophy
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the feature is coming later this year
- Details on format, gamerscore impact and retroactivity remain unconfirmed
Explained simply
Xbox’s achievements system began with the Xbox 360 in 2005. It awards gamerscore for completing particular tasks in games, and Sony later introduced a similar system of trophies on PlayStation.
On PlayStation, players who earn every trophy in a game receive a platinum trophy, marking full completion. Xbox players have asked for a comparable reward, but Microsoft has not yet said what form its planned feature will take or whether it will affect gamerscore.
The change would update a system that has been part of Xbox for more than two decades. How it treats older games, and whether the reward would be a badge or include extra points, remains undecided.