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Microsoft quietly confirms it’s ditching avatars Xbox One After ten years of support, the Xbox Series X/S console will be launched next year. You might think that the Avatar has been killed in the past, but that’s not the case. Apparently they still exist, but not for long.
Xbox avatars were introduced as early as the Xbox 360 era period Big updates for 2008. For a few years now, Microsoft has really pushed these digital avatars, letting you buy clothes and using them in games and apps, and making them a prominent feature on the console’s dashboard. But when the Xbox One came out in 2013, avatars had fallen by the wayside, and in recent years (after multiple Xbox updates) they’ve been hard to find, barely appearing on the dashboard, and feeling like a relic. Different era. Starting next year, they will be removed entirely.
as found game pointsMicrosoft updated its Xbox avatar support page and confirmed that they will be removed from Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles on January 9, 2025. After this date, you will no longer see your avatar on your profile page.
Microsoft said the avatars will be removed “due to low engagement,” and the Xbox Avatar Editor app will disappear. So if you want to use an avatar as your profile picture, you have to do so before January.
Starting November 1, 2023, any players who purchased items for their Xbox Avatar on Xbox One or Series X/S will receive a refund.
Microsoft clarified that this change will not affect Xbox 360 avatars, officially called “Xbox Original Avatars.” These will continue to exist in games and apps that support them for the time being.
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