REDMOND, Washington, April 9, 2026, 12:06 PM (UTC-07:00)
Microsoft will let Xbox players hide games from the Achievement history shown on their profiles later this month, in a long-requested update that select Xbox Insiders began testing on April 8. The company is also refreshing Achievement pop-ups and adding a clearer way to surface games players have fully completed. 1
The change goes to a core part of Xbox’s public profile system. Achievements are the in-game goals that feed a player’s Gamerscore, Xbox’s running points tally, and Senior Product Manager Alex Charters said the hide-games option had been “one of the most requested features” from Insiders. 1
It also lands as Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma publicly emphasizes user feedback. Sharma said the company had “stood up a dedicated team” to focus on fan feedback, with more changes still to come. 2
Under the rollout, achievement notifications get new icons and animations for standard and rare achievements, the less-common unlocks, while the pop-up will also “match your custom color.” GameSpot reported rare achievements will carry a separate graphic and a diamond marker. 1
Microsoft is also flagging games where players have earned all available Gamerscore, effectively carving out a visible 100% completion marker in the list. New filters are being added so players can find completed and hidden titles more easily, though Microsoft gave no date for the wider release beyond saying it would come later for all players. 1
But the privacy control is narrower than a full reset. Microsoft said hidden games will still count toward total Gamerscore and activity in those titles will still be reported across Xbox, so the change alters how a profile looks rather than scrubbing the underlying play record. 1
The move also narrows a gap with PlayStation. Sony’s support pages say PS5 and PS4 users can hide specific games from other players, and on PS4 a hidden title will not appear in a user’s activities, profile or trophy list. 3
Sony also says players can delete trophy information for games where they have earned no trophies. Xbox did not outline a similar delete option in this week’s update, and Charters called the announced changes a “small but meaningful step” toward broader recognition of completion and milestone moments. 4
For Xbox, the update answers a recurring request but leaves open bigger questions about the system’s next phase. Microsoft has yet to say when the full update will leave Insider testing or what the next round of achievement changes will include. 1
