However, unfortunately, while Xbox accounts aren’t the same as Microsoft accounts, they are not counted as individual accounts either and are bound to the Microsoft accounts they are associated with. That being the case, it is not possible for users to only delete their Xbox accounts – if a user wants to delete their Xbox account, they are going to have to completely close the Microsoft account associated with that Xbox account. What you need to know about closing a Microsoft account is that once you close your Microsoft account, you will lose access to all of the Microsoft products and services that that require you to sign in with your Microsoft account and its passwords. This includes any and all content, applications and games that require you to sign in with your Xbox account or Microsoft account. In addition, you can’t simply close your Microsoft account at a moment’s notice – instead, you have to mark your Microsoft account for closure, after which it will take 60 days for the account to be closed, at which point you will forever lose access to all of the Microsoft services and content associated with that specific Microsoft account. To go through with deleting your Xbox account by closing your Microsoft account, you need to: That’s it! All you need to do next is wait, and once 60 days are up, the Microsoft account your marked for closure will be closed by the folks at Microsoft, and the Xbox account associated with the Microsoft account will also be no more. While having to close your entire Microsoft account just to delete your Xbox account does sound a bit more extreme, it is, unfortunately, the only way of closing an Xbox account currently available to users.
