What about /r/Xbox360 ?
It is the only one that is not controlled by the mods of Xbox, XboxOne and XboxSeriesX. That is why it was not included. It has always been the smallest of them all too.
Greetings all,
We'd first like to extend a very sincere thank you to each of you who visit and participate with us. Today we are announcing some important changes to the overall structure of these communities.
Xbox and Reddit have undergone significant changes over the years. Fifteen years ago, the only way to access Reddit was through a desktop computer and the "old" reddit interface (long may it reign). Today, the vast majority of you find your way here via mobile or app. Communities that numbered in the hundreds and thousands, now have millions of users. What was once a niche corner of the internet is now one of its leading social platforms.
Xbox itself has undergone many transformations in that time as well, not only in terms of hardware, but also in terms of its vision and scope. It has expanded beyond the console market to embrace new features such as play anywhere, cross save, cloud play, Game Pass, and with the acquisition of several major studios. These innovations have enabled many of us to enjoy the Xbox platform in ways that go beyond the traditional console experience.
In addition to these changes, we've heard time and again about frustrations with how the Xbox communities on Reddit are structured. Via mod mail, comment, and even from Xbox team members directly. Many of the current mod team were users long before joining on, and we shared those frustrations. The current landscape of Xbox communities on Reddit could realistically be described as scattered and redundant. Essentially, several subreddits are serving up the same content and it no longer makes sense to divide the userbase and content in this manner. In a recent community survey shared in all major Xbox themed subreddits - we saw overwhelming and near unanimous support for some form of consolidation. The most popular (and seemingly logical) proposal, being to merge the major console hubs into r/Xbox.
"It's past the time all of these communities merge into one. It's unnecessary to keep them separate. Have flairs to filter which platform/generation is being discussed, if needed. "
"Ideally, we would all migrate to r/xbox as the future proofed permanent sub. Unfortunately, the content on XboxSeriesX is much more engaging currently. "
"Maybe more cross pollination of some type? At least between “Xbox” and the current gen’s subreddit. It’s a bit fragmented at the moment "
"Ideally I think they should all be combined and r/Xbox should be the main hub. Especially considering Xbox is becoming a platform that spans multiple console generations, PC, cloud, and mobile rather than just console. "
"Unification around the r/Xbox sub, using the r/XboxSeriesX rules & features (like user/post flairs), with mods from all three subs packed together. If only more web moderators had a shred of humility. "
"A combined place, too much fracturing
" r/Xbox should become the main community. New generations of consoles will further segregate the community and there needs to be a guaranteed central hub "
"Ideally, r/Xbox should probably be the hub "
"There seems to be a lot of redundancy between the three, with duplicate posts/subjects in each subreddit, unnecessarily dividing attention and discussion. I believe it'd be better to centralize most Xbox news and discussion within r/Xbox, making that the general subreddit."
Based on that feedback - we invite you to join us in a new direction for Xbox themed communities on Reddit.
A major concern with this change from both users and mod team members was the preservation of the history of the legacy subs. This resulted in the creation of the historical posts archive page in the community Wiki. There you will find a listing of past significant posts, and the conversations held in real time within. Preserving the history of these communities through the historical post archive. In the wiki you will also find archives for all past AMA posts, and community Game of the Year winners dating back to 2014!
There is a lot going on behind the scenes to make this a smooth transition for regular users, and we will be active and available to handle questions, concerns, and suggestions. We couldn't be more excited to address an issue that has been raised time and again, and we hope you'll agree and join us in turning the page on a new chapter for both Xbox, and these communities!
Cheers,
Xbox Community Moderators
Why is this happening now?
Work actually began on this about a year ago - a great deal of time and care has gone into creating and easy transition for all involved. A universal subreddit is more in step with the current direction of the platform.
What do I as a user need to do?
Almost nothing! If you currently visit via or - you will be met with a redirect to where you will find the same Xbox news and content you expect today.
What if I don't want to see a particular type of content?
r/Xbox now has a robust flair system to help sort submissions. Simply click the flair you're interested in ('news' for example), and you will only be shown submissions of that type.
What will the ruleset and culture look like on the 'new' ?
The changes to are already largely in place. You will find a new rule set more in line with other major console communities with a focus on posts of wide appeal. A new post flair system has been implemented to help users better sort and filter content, backend changes to autmod and other features have been updated, and the largely vacant mod team has been removed in favor of a more active and involved team members.
What about console specific content?
The xbox platform has very clearly evolved beyond any single piece of hardware. Many of us are playing the same game on PC, cloud, and console, and will be representative of that. Post flairs are required and will help to sort or filter content that is relevant to you!
Will there be a need for new mod team members?
Absolutely, and it is a goal to find more community representation from those of you who visit and contribute regularly. You are the lifeblood of these communities and are key to the future and overall health of each subreddit. Watch for details on open applications in the coming weeks!
Why a separate sub for tech and support?
This issue has now been polled multiple times in multiple communities, and the results have always been the same - the vast majority of you find tech and support posts of limited interest outside of widespread or urgent issues (for example core services being down). A dedicated subreddit allows for better archiving of past issues, and keeps the main community free from the clutter of often repeated technical issues. The goal here isn't to hide issues, but to better focus them. it's a unique approach, and one we hope you will find a beneficial one if you come to reddit for help.
What about PC, Cloud, & Mobile Content?
r/Xbox will serve as a central hub for all Xbox platform discussion. As more gamers take advantage of features like Gamepass PC and play anywhere, it no longer makes sense to segregate these conversations. A post flair system has been established to help you better sort content.
What about /r/Xbox360 ?
It is the only one that is not controlled by the mods of Xbox, XboxOne and XboxSeriesX. That is why it was not included. It has always been the smallest of them all too.
I liked this sub because it was specific to only the current Xbox Series X/S. I don't have a PC and don't play on cloud. I just want news on the current Xbox physical console and it's games, not Microsoft's other services like PC Game Pass. If anything, based on this post's logic, it should really be transitioned to a sub called "MicrosoftGaming," not "Xbox."
Couldn't agree more, so not interested in PC or cloud.
This sub has been an Xbox general focus community for more the three years including cloud and PC. You will now find largely the same content and rule set in r/Xbox
All that stuff you don’t care about already gets posted here anyway?
We have allowed PC and cloud news on this sub for a while now as they are part of the Xbox brand.
It’s not like this sub hasn’t had those things you don’t like already lol
When I read this earlier I had the thought: Oh the microsoft execs are controlling the subs now.
Did I miss the estimated timeframe this is happening in the post?
I didn't spot a timeframe either, other than reference to next months unified contest
Hey bud! Good to see you here! So this is happening as of today. The sub has already been restricted for post creating. Comments are still allowed to hear feedback from the community but moving forward as of now, r/Xbox will be the place to post Xbox news.
Why? Dumbest action ever?! 👎. Keep the generations apart from each other.
keep the generations apart from each other
This makes less and less sense every year
This is a bad idea and it will cripple the Xbox reddit community
I on the other hand think that it will finally consolidate it. It has never made sense to depart from /r/Xbox when the One released. This is fixing a wrong that started over a decade ago.
Not even the fucking Xbox subreddit can avoid being plagued by terrible decisions. It must be the brand's curse in effect.
Can't believe they are actually closing this sub down. Some mods really get high off kool aid.
Lame
It's about damn time this happened. Back when there was a vote on r/XboxOne what the next subreddit should be I voiced how stupid it was to keep changing the subreddit. Glad it's finally happening.
It made no sense having separate subreddits for each system. I'm glad this change is finally happening.
Nah, we're good. Thanks though!
Great change! The ecosystem and brand are way more important than a single platform. See you on the other side!
Great change, glad to know you guys have been working on it all this time since the polling.
Laaaaame.
You should just ask the admins to switch sub names so this sub will keep it's userbase. The consolidation is understandable, but you have too big of an active community here to not take advantage of.
Admins don't like doing that stuff unless it is absolutely necessary. We have been talking to them behind the scenes to help with other stuff.
I think people who know how to use filters and good enforcement of flairs will find this to be a good thing while others might fight the change frustrating. There's going to be a transition period of annoyance for many people unfortunately. Overall I think it will be a positive but short term.... Well good luck mods lol.
Its fair for them to feel like that and you are right, this is a positive long term thing. Its easy to see why its bad short term but unifying the communities under one roof has a ton more benefits for the long term. Unifying the subs has a lot of potential opportunities too that weren't available when having multiple subs. Can't talk about some of those yet(still in its infancy planning stage) but we are actively pursuing some cool stuff to bring to r/Xbox in the future.
Been here for around 2 years (old account) and honestly I'm not a big fan, mainly because we're gonna be lumped in with all the console warriors from that sub. Who knows though, maybe this is for the better. Hellblade 2 comes out in a few hours so I guess you could test the engagement now.
Same concerns. Doomer posts get shut down here pretty quickly, the other sub is rife with them. I stopped following the other sub due to all the inane crap.
Its a fair criticism and one we looked at heavily. As of last week, we implemented mostly the same ruleset we have here and are enforcing a lot of the same policies. It won't happen overnight, but you should see less dooming and more discussion over there. Especially as more and more from here transition over, we should see less dooming because of that naturally. The best thing we have always asked of the community is to report and let us know. We see every report and investigate. We can't read every comment posted but we can read every report sent to us. The more you report, the faster we can reduce dooming/trolls. Sometimes a comment is just a comment and based off their previous positive history, they just disagree with something, so we won't action. If we see in their history its nonstop trolling/dooming, that's something we can action on and will.
Same. I just want to know info on the Series X, which I have. I don’t care about Series S or PC stuff. Might just leave the sub if this goes through.
Well that's disappointing. I just joined and a ton of posts about the 360 came up. Red ring of death, 360 games. I really don't want those types of posts flooded on my feed.
This is something that is new and will take some time. It won't happen overnight but as more and more of the community join, you should see it will largely resemble here. As of last week, we implemented the same mods, same rule sets, and hopefully in the future the same community. We hope you come back to check it out but it's understandable and fair criticism from you if it isn't for you right now. Hope you come back to check us out in the future
MS not only closes studios but also subreddits? How long before we get merged into MicrosoftGaming? :-P Now seriously: meh.
You could always just pass on the moderation duties and head on over there yourselves, minus the crapping on the rest of us as you go. *waves*
That defeats the whole purpose of what the community has wanted for years now. They want less Xbox subs not more. Unifying the community has long been asked by the community in both r/Xboxone and r/XboxSeriesX. Even in other subreddits not modded by us, we have seen the feedback. I get you might not like this decision and its fair criticism but no one is crapping on anyone here. This is something that has been community driven for a while.
Looking at your modlog here, not to you if we did lol.
I have very mixed thoughts on this. Been part of this community since like around 2019 and I came to this sub ever since the announcement of the Series S|X. I just don't see at the moment how this will beenfit the community as a whole. Imo, ths is one of the more well moderated subs compared to the other listed ones.
I don't care about PC, the 360, One or Gamepass. What kind of stupid move is this?
Except you hear about all that here anyways so.... doesn't sound like much is going to change. Are the people commenting even subbed to this subreddit, or just coming here to doom and gloom to create chaos?
This is very on-brand
But but but I wanna keep my founder flair 😭
We will be giving access to some custom, unique, flairs for ppl who are in r/xbox within the first month of the merge.
Was going to say I wonder why Xbox is the one that needs consolidation when we have two concise working Reddit examples with other large platforms but, I guess that’s really Microsoft’s fault with their naming structure.
What a wildly unpopular decision amongst an ocean of unpopular Xbox related decisions. Typical mod bullshit.
This is a really shitty and stupid idea. Should’ve kept the same moderation and rules from r/xboxone. Not all of us want bombarded with shitty karma farming posts like “What’s your favorite Xbox 360 game?” Remember the original Gears of War?” “Why didn’t Ryse ever get a sequel?” Type of posts that just clog the subreddit feed.