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.

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.

Microsoft will shutdown its Xbox Avatar Editor app on PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 9th January due to "low

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

The move means users will no longer be able to access Xbox Avatars, or any of their purchased items, starting January 9, 2025.

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.

The Xbox Avatar Editor, first introduced during the Xbox One era, will shut down on January 9, 2025, Microsoft has announced. However, Xbox 360 Avatars will stick around.

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

On January 9th, 2025, that app (featuring the Avatar style you see in the image above) will no longer be available. If you've created an Avatar using the app, it'll also no longer exist, along with any items that you may have purchased.