Microsoft is taking away Xbox Avatar Editor

Microsoft is taking away the Xbox Avatar Editor
Microsoft has quietly announced the end of an era, with the Xbox Avatar Editor going away early next year. "Due to low engagement and our shift in focus towards delivering other player experiences, the Xbox Avatar Editor app will no longer be available starting on January 9,
Microsoft is killing off its Xbox One-era Avatars in January
Microsoft is shutting down the Xbox Avatar Editor app, reports PureXbox. The Xbox Avatar FAQ says that “due to low engagement and our shift in focus towards delivering other player experiences,” it’s discontinuing the editor as of January 9th, 2025.
Xbox Avatar Editor App Will Shut Down in January 2025
Microsoft is discontinuing the Xbox Avatar Editor app it launched during the Xbox One generation. While these new Xbox Avatars will go away in January 2025, the company will continue to support original Avatars from the Xbox 360 era.
Xbox Avatars will be discontinued, but Microsoft will offer refunds
Say goodbye to Xbox Avatars: the feature is being entirely deprecated in January, but Microsoft says users will be refunded.
Microsoft is axing Xbox One Avatars due to lack of interest
Are you one of the people who spent hours poring over their Xbox One Avatar? Maybe you even purchased additional cosmetic items to make them more you? We’ve got bad news. Microsoft has announced that it’s retiring Xbox One avatars, due to “lack of engagement”.
The end of an era: Xbox avatar editor is closing in 2025; players will receive refunds
Companies have gone to great lengths to allow players to personalize their gaming experience. In 2008, Xbox introduced avatars, characters that users created to represent themselves and reflect their identity while playing.
Microsoft is shutting down Xbox Avatar Editor because of "low engagement with the program"
Now it's being reported via Pure Xbox that Microsoft is shutting down the new avatars and Xbox Avatar Editor due to "low engagement with the program". If you've purchased anything for your avatars in the past year, you'll get your money back:
Xbox Is Shutting Down The Avatar Editor
It looks like Xbox will shut down the Avatar Editor app in January 2025. The reason for this move is the low engagement.
The Xbox Avatar Editor app is closing ‘due to low engagement’
Microsoft has announced plans to shut the Xbox Avatar Editor app. Starting on January 9, 2025, it will no longer be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows devices. In an FAQ, Microsoft said it was closing the app “due to low engagement”.
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