Xbox is rolling out a new tier of achievement called "Mythic Achievements," designed to acknowledge players who have completed every objective within a game. These achievements are comparable to PlayStation's platinum trophies and trigger a lengthy, approximately 15-second animation and sound effect upon unlocking.
These Mythic Achievements do not contribute to a player's Gamerscore and are tracked separately from standard achievements. The rollout comes at a tumultuous time for Xbox, which has recently undergone significant layoffs across Xbox Game Studios. Numerous developers have been consolidated under new Xbox divisions, impacting studios such as Ninja Theory and Undead Labs, the developer of "State of Decay 3." While the exact ownership change for Undead Labs has not been officially confirmed, it has led to downsizing at the studio.