🏆 Xbox has introduced Mythic Achievements to match PlayStation’s Platinum Trophies after years of player demand
👏 Mythic Achievements reward 100% completion of base games and apply retroactively, including to Xbox 360 titles
👍 DLC achievements will not stop players from earning a Mythic Achievement for completing the main game
🙌 The update is part of new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma’s initiative to deliver long-requested community features
Even though players have been demanding a Platinum Trophy equivalent on Xbox, Microsoft hasn’t budged. Years of requests have fallen on deaf ears until now, that is.
Mythic Achievements are now available to test for Xbox Insiders and reward players for achieving every in-game challenge set by a developer. They’re essentially the equivalent of Sony’s coveted Platinum Trophy, which many believe has given Sony’s system the edge over Xbox Achievements.
Mythic Achievements are applied retroactively to any Xbox games you’ve completed in the past, including Xbox 360 titles. You’ll see a new Mythic Achievements total in the ‘Gaming’ tab, and each game tile will also be adorned with a Mythic badge.
You’ll be able to track your progress towards a Mythic Achievement at the top of each game’s achievement list, and DLC achievements that were added at a later date do not count towards 100% completion.
Parity unlocked
The Xbox 360 introduced Microsoft’s beloved Xbox Achievements, an in-game reward system that has been widely adopted by the likes of Sony, Valve, Apple, Google, and many others.
However, it’s fair to say that Xbox Achievements have been usurped by rival offerings over the years, particularly by Sony’s PlayStation Trophies. The only genuine change Microsoft made to Achievements since its inception was the addition of ‘Diamond’ achievements, which are awarded for any achievement that has been unlocked by less than 10% of players.
Sony introduced Platinum Trophies in 2008, way back on the PS3. It’s awarded to players who complete every in-game challenge set by a developer and has become a huge point of pride for players. So much so that it became one reason people would choose to play a game on PlayStation instead of Xbox.
It’s criminal that it’s taken Microsoft this long to respond to Platinum Trophies, but under new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, it seems like features players have been demanding for years are now suddenly possible, including a disc-to-digital program, getting a wider range of profile colors, and even the return of Xbox exclusives.
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