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Xbox adds tiered Gamerscore badges, new animation, filters

5/14/2026

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Xbox rolled out new tiered Gamerscore badges, a refreshed boot-up animation and sound, and expanded filters to Insiders today.
Badge designs unlock at 1,000, 5 million and 10 million points, with the race now at 8.5 million.
Filters let users sort owned, shared and Game Pass titles and flag games no longer accessible.
The rollout follows Asha Sharma’s leadership, which cut Game Pass Ultimate pricing and ended the “This is an Xbox” campaign.

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Xbox rolled out new tiered Gamerscore badges, a refreshed boot-up animation and sound, and expanded filters to Insiders today.
Badge designs unlock at 1,000, 5 million and 10 million points, with the race now at 8.5 million.
Filters let users sort owned, shared and Game Pass titles and flag games no longer accessible.
The rollout follows Asha Sharma’s leadership, which cut Game Pass Ultimate pricing and ended the “This is an Xbox” campaign.