Remember your Xbox Avatar? Well, your ability to change them up is going away soon. Xbox quietly announced that it’s shutting down the Xbox Avatar Editor early next year, and therefore, basically all Xbox Avatar functionality.
Microsoft wrote on an Xbox Support page (spotted by Pure Xbox) that it’s sunsetting the app, which let you create and customize an avatar with items you could buy in the Xbox Store, on January 9, 2025, due to “low engagement” and the need to shift its priorities to other projects.
Recommended Videos “Players can still personalize their gaming experience with dynamic backgrounds and profile colors on Xbox consoles, and with Xbox Original Avatars, profile themes, and gamerpics on Xbox consoles and PCs,” Microsoft continued.
You can also still use the avatar as your gamerpic, but you won’t be able to change up the look anymore or access them anywhere else.
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