
I recently explained how Xbox closing Social Clubs felt like part of a wider clean-up ahead of the next generation. In that, I explored what else could be on the chopping block, and briefly touched on something bigger.
Xbox, a platform that once thrived on social features, has quietly handed that over to Discord, a private company that can implement any changes they deem necessary. A platform that, lately, has been dealing with its own set of issues, from age-verification concerns to security breaches and eroding user trust.