Update: (Sat 21st Mar, 2020 15:23 GMT): According to the Xbox Live Status page over at Xbox.com, everything has returned to normal again for now. Hurrah!
Original Article: (Sat 21st Mar, 2020 07:15 GMT): As more people around the globe begin to self-isolate in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19, online gaming services are being overloaded. Last Friday, we heard how Xbox Live went down for hours on end, and now, the same scenario has played out exactly a week later. The situation doesn't seem to be entirely resolved yet, either.
The Xbox Support Twitter account kicked off the updates by explaining it was aware of some users experiencing issues with matchmaking, Party Chat, Looking For Groups, and had its engineers on the job. Four hours later, it said these problems had been identified and resolved.
Despite this, many users are still having issues connecting to the service and viewing leaderboards. Just now at the time of writing, the latest update says some users are unable to play Ubisoft's arena fighter, Brawlhalla. It's safe to say, it's been a rough period for Microsoft's engineers trying to resolve all of this.
How's your experience been with Xbox Live over the past 24 hours? Leave a comment below.
[source twitter.com]
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it's not just XBL, i noticed issues with PSN last night too and Nintendo Network
but then again with such a large influx of players it's to be expected
although i'm surprised any of them are up at all, after all situations like this are normally the time the t**** decide to try to hack the systems
I like playing the odd game of Fifa and BFV online but there’s plenty of single player games out there with the likes of The Witcher 3, TES V: Skyrim and RDR2 all of which I’ve yet to make a proper start with. Also Doom Eternal has only just released. Those games alone would keep me occupied for many weeks, possibly even for a few months.
@FullbringIchigo Blizzard's Battle.net was having problems too according to posts on Twitter. I also read that Netflix in Italy was having problems too.
With everyone on forced lockdown it's no surprise. These servers aren't use to this much traffic all at the same time.
@Tasuki i saw that Netflix news too, didn't they also say that they was reducing the streaming quality to help with the extra load
I've found Xbox Live has started downloading stuff at a snails pace. Nintendo Switch Online seems okay so far (touch wood). I don't have PlayStation Plus tho.
Netflix has also reduced its quality to ease strain on isps. Even good infrastructure like what Xbox Live traditionally has will start to buckle when you have entire countries going into lock down.
@FullbringIchigo Yeah they did.
Thank goodness for modern entertainment in times like these. Hope you and yours stay well.
Minor benefit of my preference for single player experiences... if the online services go down, it's usually not a big deal for me.
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