Key takeaways
- The modern Xbox avatar editor will be discontinued from January 2025.
- Users will be refunded if they purchase from November 23, 2023 to January 9, 2025.
- Low involvement decided to focus on different player experiences.
Microsoft has announced a modern Xbox The avatar editor feature will be discontinued from January 2025. Xbox's avatar feature is similar to Nintendo's Miis. Xbox Avatars are used as playable characters in various games Kinect Sports, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HDand Sonic Free Ridersamong others. The avatar feature originally debuted on the Xbox 360 in 2008 as part of the “New Play” experience update, and has since become a consistent part of the brand's identity.
In 2017, Microsoft announced a complete overhaul of its avatar editor, offering players more customization options than ever before, as well as an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. Some of the customization features introduced in the modern Xbox avatar system include different clothing, physics, body types, and even props. A modern Xbox avatar system launched in 2018, the classic avatar system is still available for users with access to their Xbox 360 or via a separate app in Microsoft's Windows Store. It looks like the modern Xbox avatar editor will soon be discontinued in 2025.
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As reported by PureXbox, the modern Xbox Avatar app will no longer be available starting January 9, 2025. Any avatars created with this version of the system will be removed, along with any Xbox avatar items purchased. Xbox users who used the Xbox Avatar Editor app and made purchases between November 23, 2023, and January 9, 2025 will be automatically refunded upon its shutdown.
When is the Xbox Avatar Editor shutting down?
- January 9, 2025
- Only the Xbox Avatar Editor has been disabled, not Xbox Original Avatars
According to Microsoft, the main reason the app was discontinued was due to “low engagement with the program”, allowing Team Xbox to focus on other player experiences. The Xbox Avatar system isn't going away entirely, though, as the Xbox Original Avatars app, based on the Xbox 360-era look and feel, will still be available to gamers.
The Xbox Avatar system as a whole is mostly deprecated, as many games in the Xbox library no longer support the feature. Its main function is to decorate the player's profile. However, Xbox Original avatars are still supported in games Doritos Crash Course and A kingdom of KeflingsWhich seems to be used for the foreseeable future. If the players want to use it Xbox With Avatar as their primary gamerpick, they should do this before the Modern Avatar feature is permanently shut down in 2025.
Xbox Series X
Microsoft's ninth-generation console, the Xbox Series X is a powerful machine that can support 4K resolution and 60 fps, depending on the game. Released alongside the Xbox Series S, the Series X features a custom AMD Zen 2 CPU, custom RDNA 2 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM.
- brand
- Microsoft
- operating system
- Proprietary (Windows based)
- storage
- 1TB WD SN530 NVMe SSD
- VR support
- no
- resolve
- 720p – 4K UHD
- App Store
- Microsoft Store
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ac
- Ports
- AC, Ethernet, USB x3, Storage Expansion, HDMI
- HDR support
- yes
- Original release date
- November 10, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $499
- weight
- 9.8 LBS
- dimensions
- 151 x 151 x 301 mm
- processor
- Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2 3.8 GHz
