Former Microsoft designer leaks likely future of Windows and Xbox “avatars”

Microsoft's plan to launch a new "avatar" system for Windows 10 and Xbox users received its most revealing leak yet this week, thanks to an eagle-eyed forum user combing through an ex-Microsoft contractor's resume.

After receiving a splashy reveal at E3 2017, Microsoft's "Xbox Avatars"—a series of cartoony characters that players can customize and possibly bring into future games—were quietly delayed beyond their original "fall 2017" launch window. The company has remained mum on them ever since, beyond formally announcing a vague "2018" window. But ResetERA forum user Gowans turned up Xbox Avatar's upcoming Windows 10 app by way of one of its "design integration developers" posting footage of the app on his portfolio site. (That source site has since been shut down.)

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