During the Xbox One era, Microsoft introduced 'Rare Achievements' - complete with their own unique sound effect to set themselves apart. Well, that achievement sound went through multiple iterations according to former Xbox exec Major Nelson; who's taken to social media today to share one of the team's prototypes.
The former Xbox bigwig says that the following rare achievement sound was "rejected" at Microsoft - adding that it "was the right choice" to turn this one down over other candidates. Here, check out the sound bite down below:
We also happen to think that this one was right to stay on the cutting room floor - it's not horrible by any means but it sounds more like a noughties ringtone than an achievement sound! Still, it's pretty darn cool to hear this so long after the feature was first introduced for Xbox One.
Speaking of neat Xbox One-era achievement features, do you folks remember the 'Day One' achievement that was granted to those who picked up the last-gen console at launch? If you happen to have that one tied to your account, you're part of a very small minority!
Which do you prefer, the actual rare achievement sound or this prototype? Let us know in the comments below.
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The best was the original Xbox 360 achievements "blink" sound.
Sounds to much like a phone. I do love the sound Xbox use’s for achievements over the PS trophy. Tho both are enjoyable to get. Wonder when we will hear about the updates they have planned for achievements. They have lightly talked about it since around the launch of Series X.
You are right… it does sound like a ringtone! It isn’t bad and if they went with this sound, I don’t think I would be bothered about it, but I prefer the one they chose over the rejected version.
In my opinion, the one they went with makes the rare achievement feel “special,” and I think why I feel that way is because the rare achievement sound is different than the one you hear when unlocking an ordinary achievement, whereas the rejected sound uses bits from the non-rare achievement with some new added sound to differentiate it, though they are not entirely disimilar.
Yeah that’s an old (and ghastly) Nokia tone if I ever heard it lol.
That would have been REALLY annoying, especially at key moment in a game.
One update I would love for achievements is to separate DLC achievements from the main game.
I have 100%ed Cyberpunk 2077 and Indivisible and both show less than 100% because update included more achievments.
I like the way PS does with trophies where they show main game and dlc achievments separated.
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