Xbox's new Career system will reportedly let players earn experience points alongside achievements - MSPoweruser

Update: Xbox’s Mike Ybarra has tweeted that “there isn’t a career system in active development.” Windows Central, however, has seen these systems running live on Xbox One. While Microsoft may have tested them at some point in the past, it appears that is no longer the case. Original: The team at Xbox has been working […]

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