Xbox Renews Achievement Design and Shows it Off in New Interface

The redesign of Xbox achievements appears for the first time,

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Microsoft is continuing to refine the future of its ecosystem, and this time it’s done so by touching one of the most recognizable elements of Xbox: achievements. With the recent redesign of the Xbox Cloud Gaming web interface, now available in preview format, a complete visual redesign of achievement notifications has been discovered, including both regular and rare achievements.

Although for now it’s just an aesthetic change, it’s the first time in years that Microsoft has introduced a clear variation in the presentation of achievements, something that many players have been asking for.

This is the new design of Xbox achievements

The new Xbox Cloud Gaming interface, which is closer to the style of the consoles, incorporates smoother animations, revamped navigation, and a cleaner presentation, and achievements haven’t been left out of this facelift.

When a standard achievement is unlocked, the following now appears:

• A new, shiny trophy icon, surrounded by a decorative crown

• The message “Achievement unlocked”, accompanied by the name and Gamerscore

• More subtle animations than the current ones

In the case of rare achievements, the icon changes to a renewed purple diamond, maintaining the same visual style. However, for now, the achievement description is not displayed, which suggests that this is a temporary limitation of the preview state.

Animations and sound: changes still in testing

Another notable detail is the treatment of sound. While regular achievements maintain the classic audio alert, rare achievements do not play any sound, which seems more like a bug than a definitive decision.

The animations have also been smoothed out compared to the current ones. They’re not as striking or dynamic as the ones we see on consoles today, which leaves the feeling that this is not yet the final design and that Microsoft could adjust it before a general rollout.