{"id":1872782,"date":"2026-04-08T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872782"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:47:19","slug":"youll-soon-be-able-to-hide-games-from-your-xbox-achievements-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872782","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/apTwWoRxWvneBrwO53LbcA&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/xbox-acheivements-update_4369.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-90e04aac-eae9-4f8b-94cf-f1b82ebcfabe\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 ml-2 before:mb-0.5 before:mr-3 before:inline-block before:size-2 before:rotate-45 before:border-r-2 before:border-t-2 before:border-battleship\">Xbox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">You&#8217;ll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">Achievements have also been given a visual redesign and new animations.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/z0DGTUGhtSngJHwR4_52VQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/104d0e40-b283-11ef-80fd-c7df9234dfe5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Ian Carlos Campbell<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T18:47:19.000Z\">Wed, April 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T18:47:19.000Z\">Wed, April 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QRjrNlMDdG9M_75h1MxTJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/0yfw253kO4NT79FIUqF4Yg--~B\/aD0xNDQwO3c9MjU2MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/xbox-acheivements-update_4369.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Microsoft<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Microsoft is testing giving users more control over what games appear in their Xbox achievements and tweaking how achievements look when they&#8217;re earned. The changes are being introduced via the company&#8217;s free-to-join Xbox Insiders program, and will presumably roll out to all Xbox owners at some point in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Coming later in April, select Xbox Insiders will be able to hide games from their achievement list, whether they&#8217;ve completed them or not. Hidden games will still count towards users&#8217; Gamerscore, but the option should serve as another way to curate your public profile. Microsoft is also experimenting with changing how it displays achievements. Xbox Insiders will receive redesigned achievements with new animations and notifications that match the custom color they&#8217;ve chosen for their Xbox interface. Games where Insiders have earned 100 percent of the achievements will also be highlighted in their achievements list, and insiders will be able to filter their list to only view the games they&#8217;ve fully completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Being able to hide games from the achievement list has been &#8220;one of the most requested features&#8221; from Xbox Insiders, according to Microsoft. The company&#8217;s March update that allowed users to selectively exclude games from the Xbox&#8217;s Quick Resume feature was similarly long-requested.\u00a0 It would likely be wrong to characterize these changes as being downstream of new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma&#8217;s stated desire to &#8220;recommit&#8221; to the Xbox, but they don&#8217;t hurt when it comes to winning over fans \u2014 especially if the company&#8217;s continued presence in the console space ends up hinging on an expensive box that plays PC and Xbox games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Microsoft is testing giving users more control over what games appear in their Xbox achievements and tweaking how achievements look when they&#8217;re earned. The changes are being introduced via the company&#8217;s free-to-join Xbox Insiders program, and will presumably roll out to all Xbox owners at some point in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Coming later in April, select Xbox Insiders will be able to hide games from their achievement list, whether they&#8217;ve completed them or not. Hidden games will still count towards users&#8217; Gamerscore, but the option should serve as another way to curate your public profile. Microsoft is also experimenting with changing how it displays achievements. Xbox Insiders will receive redesigned achievements with new animations and notifications that match the custom color they&#8217;ve chosen for their Xbox interface. Games where Insiders have earned 100 percent of the achievements will also be highlighted in their achievements list, and insiders will be able to filter their list to only view the games they&#8217;ve fully completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Being able to hide games from the achievement list has been &#8220;one of the most requested features&#8221; from Xbox Insiders, according to Microsoft. The company&#8217;s March update that allowed users to selectively exclude games from the Xbox&#8217;s Quick Resume feature was similarly long-requested.\u00a0 It would likely be wrong to characterize these changes as being downstream of new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma&#8217;s stated desire to &#8220;recommit&#8221; to the Xbox, but they don&#8217;t hurt when it comes to winning over fans \u2014 especially if the company&#8217;s continued presence in the console space ends up hinging on an expensive box that plays PC and Xbox games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/xbox\/youll-soon-be-able-to-hide-games-from-your-xbox-achievements-list-184719290.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/apTwWoRxWvneBrwO53LbcA&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/xbox-acheivements-update_4369.jpg&#8221;] Gaming Xbox You&#8217;ll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list Achievements have also been given a visual redesign and new animations. 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