Xbox Has Changed Game Pass Quests For 2024, And Fans Aren’t Happy

It’s definitely been a few months of change for Microsoft Rewards, and that has continued today with the latest refresh for the Xbox Game Pass Quests program, which has made some major alterations to how players can earn points.

The main thing you’ll notice is that there are no game-specific Quests for 5 or 250 points anymore – instead, the two other weekly Quests have been bumped from 10 points to 20 points, and the monthly “Quest Completionist” task now offers 1000 points rather than 500 points, but with significantly tougher requirements in order to finish it.

While it’s not actually a “nerf” in terms of how many points you can earn per-month with Xbox Game Pass Quests, earning those points has become significantly more difficult, with the 1000-point “Quest Completionist” task requiring you to play a Game Pass game on 30 separate days and complete an achievement on 15 separate days.

In a nutshell, this means that if you want to acquire as many points as possible from the Xbox Game Pass Quests program in 2024, you’re going to need to put more work and a near-daily focus into it than you did in 2023.

As you might expect, these changes haven’t gone down well with the majority so far:

Something we’re particularly disappointed about is the removal of those game-specific Quests, as they’ve always been a highlight of the Game Pass Quests program – and we’ve been providing weekly guides for those here at Pure Xbox for the past few years. Spare a thought for our pal Rewards Hunter over on YouTube as well, who has done a fantastic job highlighting how to complete these Quests in video form!

We should still reiterate that Microsoft isn’t taking any points away from us with this latest change to Xbox Game Pass Quests (in fact, we’re actually getting a few more), but it just feels that way because of the new requirements for earning them. If you’re someone who likes to complete a lot of achievements, then you might see it as a positive!