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 says that “due to low engagement,” the avatars are being removed, and the Xbox Avatar Editor app is going with them. So if you want to have your avatar as your profile pic, you have until January to do that.

It looks like Xbox will shut down the Avatar Editor app in January 2025. The reason for this move is the low engagement.

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”.

Microsoft has warned that the Xbox Avatar Editor app will no longer be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows starting January 9th, 2025. The

Xbox Avatars, which Microsoft first rolled out in 2018, offered more diverse, detailed avatar creation than what had been available on the Xbox 360. Players can still edit and use

Xbox is discontinuing its Avatar Editor in 2025, ending a 16-year tradition of customizable characters for the console line. Heres what to expect.