Microsoft is testing a small but very Xbox-shaped quality-of-life upgrade: the ability to hide games from your achievements list. The feature is rolling out first through the free Xbox Insiders program, with select testers getting access later in April, and it should eventually reach all Xbox users. Hidden games will still count toward Gamerscore, so this is about cleaning up your profile, not rewriting your score.
The company is also tinkering with how Xbox achievements look when they pop. That includes new animations and notifications that match the custom color chosen for the Xbox interface, plus a clearer way to spot games where players have reached 100 percent completion. Insiders will also be able to filter the list to show only fully completed games, which is handy if you like your digital trophy shelf arranged with military precision.
What Xbox Insiders are getting first
- Hide games from the achievements list, whether completed or not
- Keep hidden games counted in Gamerscore
- See redesigned achievement alerts with color-matched animations and notifications
- Filter the achievements list to completed games only
Microsoft says hiding games has been one of the most requested features from Xbox Insiders, which is believable enough: players have been asking for more control over their public-facing account data for years, across platforms. Sony and Steam already offer plenty of profile tidying tools, so Xbox catching up here feels overdue rather than visionary.
A familiar pattern for Microsoft Gaming
The achievements update follows Microsoft’s March change that let users exclude selected games from Quick Resume, another long-requested switch. That kind of incremental plumbing may not make for flashy keynote material, but it does suggest Microsoft is paying attention to the annoyingly practical parts of gaming life.
There’s also a broader corporate logic here. If Microsoft wants to keep players happy while it keeps pushing Xbox as part console, part PC ecosystem, these small customization wins matter more than the marketing copy admits. Expect more profile controls, more personalization, and a few more quiet fixes that sound minor until you miss them.