Currently, the age verification requests are limited to accounts already flagged as belonging to owners aged 18 and over within the UK — and for now, the process is optional. But this will change in "early 2026", Microsoft says, when accounts that have not been verified will lose access to Looking for Group functions and custom clubs, and be limited to voice and text communication, party functionality and game invites, plus "user-generated content" (including the Activity Feed) just amongst Xbox friends. Integration with Discord will be disabled, as will the ability to broadcast to Twitch.