# Xbox’s new Mythic tier emerges amid sweeping organisational changes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/xboxs-mythic-achievements-sound-like-playstations-platinum-trophy/
- Published: 2026-09-23T19:39:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-24T02:28:18+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/news/999404/xbox-mythic-achievement-feature
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Xbox is preparing a platinum-style Mythic Achievements tier.
- Players may earn one by completing every game Achievement.
- The feature emerged alongside sweeping Xbox restructuring and layoffs.

## Summary

Xbox has revealed signs of Mythic Achievements, a new tier intended to serve as the equivalent of PlayStation’s platinum trophies. The feature rewards players for completing every Achievement in a game, arriving amid major organisational changes at Xbox that included 268 job cuts and significant studio and franchise restructuring.

References in early Xbox PC app and dashboard software indicate that Mythic Achievements will have a distinctive unlock sound, dashboard tracking and profile counters. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma previously said the feature would arrive later this year, but Microsoft has not yet formally announced it.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: Xbox’s new Mythic tier emerges amid sweeping organisational changes](https://www.theverge.com/news/999404/xbox-mythic-achievement-feature)
- [Polygon: Xbox’s Long-Awaited Platinum Trophy Equivalent Leaks Online](https://www.polygon.com/xbox-mythic-achievement-leak-logo/)
- [IGN: Xbox Mythic Achievement Will Be Microsoft's Version of a Platinum Trophy — And It Has an Extravagant Unlock Sound](https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-mythic-achievement-will-be-microsofts-version-of-a-platinum-trophy-and-it-has-an-extravagant-unlock-sound)

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