14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has talked a bit more about the opportunity for developers to add more Gamerscore points to their titles after they appear for the Xbox One, saying that they'll be refrained from adding too many achievements so as to not upset players.
On the current Xbox 360, game developers add up to 250 Gamerscore points-worth of achievements with different downloadable content packs for their titles.
On the Xbox One, studios will be able to add new achievements on the fly, thanks to the improved Xbox Live online services.
This feature, however, is restricted by certain guidelines, according to Microsoft's Chad Gibson, who detailed them for OXM.
"[We're] super-sensitive to people who are worried about wanting to get all of the Gamerscore," Gibson said.
"We still have policies for developers to make sure that things don't get out of control. Like, we do not want a game offering 10,000 Gamerscore every day. We still have policies, so that user experiences are rational – users have an opportunity to complete everything without feeling constantly overwhelmed."
The addition of achievements will reflect the different improvements and new content that will be added to a game by its developer, so Microsoft wants to make sure that players have reasons to come back to older titles.
"With a lot of games today, three updates later it's a nice evolution of that game – it's a different game that's been modified and adjusted, based on what people are enjoying and having fun with," Gibson added.
"Especially if a game's been on the market for a while, and they have the opportunity to add all these new Achievements – if you start playing a game a year after it ships, there's probably 2000 Gamerscore to get for that game or more. And so, for the completionists, they're going to have more work to do."
The new achievements system is just a small part of the Xbox Live overhaul that will take place when the Xbox One launches this November.