Is Xbox Down? Huge Azure Server Outage Causes Issues Across Microsoft Services

Update #2 []: We're starting to see reports that the Xbox service is slowly returning to normal, and we can confirm that our full game libraries and the Microsoft Store are both now working on console here in the UK. This may be a slow build up though, with the Azure Status page still displaying the below update at the time of writing.

Update #1 []: Microsoft's Azure Status page has just updated to say that it expects full recovery to happen "within the next four hours" - or by 4:20pm PT / 7:20pm ET / 23:20pm GMT.

At the time of this update, we're still seeing issues on Xbox relating to the dashboard, our full game libraries and the Microsoft Store.

Original Story: We're seeing reports online that a huge Microsoft Azure server outage is causing issues across Xbox, Windows and other Microsoft services that are connected to the web.

As shared by The Verge, Microsoft has confirmed Azure Portal issues on the service's status page, while Microsoft 365 has addressed the outage on social media too, saying that it's "investigating reports of issues" right now. We'll share that status update down below:

As for Xbox services more specifically, the Xbox Support page isn't loading at all right now - and reports are coming in from several users that Xbox Live isn't working on console. On our end, we are getting a connection on Xbox Series X, but with limited access and dashboard errors.

It's worth keeping an eye on the Microsoft Azure Down Detector page to see how the situation evolves, and we'll provide an update if and when we know more.

Comment down below and tell us if you're experiencing these Xbox Live issues right now.

[source theverge.com]