Xbox Avatar Editor App Will Shut Down in January 2025

Microsoft quietly announced this Xbox is killing the Avatar Editor app this is currently available on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. The app will stop working on January 9, 2025, and Microsoft will issue refunds on all Xbox Avatar purchases made after the app becomes unavailable from November 1, 2023 to January 9, 2025.

“Due to low engagement and our focus on delivering other player experiences, the Xbox Avatar Editor app will no longer be available starting January 9, 2025,” the company explained in an FAQ. “Players will be able to personalize their gaming experiences with dynamic backgrounds and profile colors on Xbox consoles, and Original Xbox Avatars, profile themes and gamer images on Xbox consoles and PC.”

Microsoft after a teaser trailer shown at E3 2017 Released redesigned Xbox Avatars in 2018. Compared to Xbox Avatars from the Xbox 360 era, the new system offered a wider selection of body types, skin tones, hair, wearable devices and accessories, with support for over 16 million color options.

These new Xbox Avatars will never be like Doritos Crash Course, Joy Ride Turbo, or 1 vs. It did not gain the same momentum as Xbox 360 Avatars, which were integrated into some Xbox 360 games such as 100. Original Xbox Avatars” will not disappear. “These will continue to work in supported Xbox 360 games, and you’ll still be able to edit your Xbox Original Avatars in the Xbox Original Avatars app on Xbox consoles and Windows devices,” the company explained.

Xbox Avatars were a core feature of the Xbox social experience during the Xbox 360 era, but it looks like Microsoft lost the theme with the next console generation. Xbox One replaced the existing Friends system on Xbox 360 with an asymmetrical Following/Followers system, but Microsoft has recently felt the need Bring friends’ requests back to the social experience On Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Xbox Live Clubs and Group Search, two other social features introduced during the Xbox One era, aren’t used much these days. These features never came to the Xbox app for Windows and Xbox mobile apps, and they may be on the chopping block next. Many gamers now use Discord to connect, and Microsoft seems to understand this too We continue to integrate Discord social features into the Xbox operating system.