If you were a social creature on Xbox Live, your days may be numbered. Microsoft have announced plans to shut down Xbox Social Clubs later this year, as users increasingly ignore the feature and turn to services like Discord.
Xbox Live Clubs were announced way back in 2016, and back then the team at Xbox were looking for, in their words, “ways to bring people together and have more fun gaming.” This brought along useful features like LFG (Looking For Group) but Social Clubs were aimed at bringing like-minded souls together for different things, across different games.
In a blog post over on the Xbox support site, the team have shared the news that starting April 2026, Social Clubs on Xbox will be shutting down, though developers can still maintain ‘Official Game Clubs’ to keep users updated and engaged with their titles.
Starting in April 2026, social clubs on Xbox will no longer be available and the Clubs on the Xbox tab will be removed from the Friends and Community Updates app. Players can utilize other features available like Xbox messages, Discord on Xbox, party chat, and Looking for Group to stay connected and coordinate their gaming sessions.
Official Clubs for individual games will not be impacted and will remain available for developers and publishers to engage with their communities. Official Clubs can be found within the Game card for any game by highlighting a game anywhere on your Xbox and pressing the Menu button > Game card > Go to Official Club.
As to why they’re shutting down, Microsoft shared that this update is “is part of ongoing platform updates to focus on the social experiences players use most today.” They stress that LFG is still available for like minded players to seek each other out, and you can learn more here.
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