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Update []: Xbox Status page has now updated to confirm that, as of 14:57:33 BST, 'Games & Gaming' is also suffering a major outage. Issue details state: "You may have problems playing your digital games right now."
Original Story: Last week, Xbox suffered an untimely server outage preventing players from accessing Halo: Campaign Evolved Early Access on the very same day it launched. Not great from Team Green, and to make matters worse, it looks like servers are playing up once again.
You're not alone, Xbox Support confirms the outage, this time preventing players from signing into accounts, games not showing up in libraries, and issues launching games.
From my end, everything seems to be in working order, but according to Xbox's Status page, Account & Profile, Store & Subscriptions, and Apps & Mobile all appear to have a big red "Major Outage" symbol next to them.
Xbox engineers are working to fix the issues, but the outage does raise wider concerns around digital ownership. If server problems can suddenly prevent players from accessing their games, are we simply better off holding onto physical discs after all?
I'll continue to keep my eye on the situation, in the meantime, do let me know how you're getting on in your country in the comments section below.
[source support.xbox.com]
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Xbox seen the PSN outage a couple days ago and didn't want to be left out I guess. I noticed issues last night but it didn't affect my connection to ffxiv. This morning all my gamepass games are showing the little warning symbol, trying to say I don't own / have access to them.
My daughter was playing fine on games this morning I only noticed the notification when switching the console off there was outages.
Hopefully it's sorted by the time I'm on later I just started kingdom come deliverance 2 and really want to get stuck into it tonight!
It's moments like these that I get really frustrated with not being able to access games I own. I get gamepass may have restrictions but games I've literally paid for and that are offline? Seems a bit unfair to me đ¤ˇââď¸
With this and PSN was down welcome your adorably all-digital future.
All the dumb fanboys using the psn outage last week in gonna need yall to eat a big plate of crow.
And people wonder why the all-digital future isnât all that appealing for some things.
All digital problems.. I can still play my disca
@Fishmasterflex96 Who said that?
The recently added profile and system indicator on the top right is working beautifully.
Saw the exclamation mark and a simple click on it told me what was up.
Iâm unaffected. Just played half an hour of Peggle 2.
No crow being eaten here; this outage is a âlimited outageâ hence nowhere near as bad the psn outage over the weekend.
Welcome to the all-digital future indeed where on Xbox itâs constantly updating and with more limited outages than others
The solution is obvious - we just need more stability patches! This has been working great for Nintendo systems over the years. ^_^
@zeikerd It's in his mind dude he said something similar to this recently aswell.
If you're console is set as your home console then you can play downloaded games you own offline so your games will still be accessible.
@MrStark Would you have that same peppy answer if you were affected by the outage? Would you have that same peppy answer if someone hijacked your account and you lost access to every single one of your digital purchases? Just curious. Canât tell if youâre that shortsighted or if youâre just one of those people who doesnât care about the turmoil of others as long as it isnât happening to them.
@MrStark I dream that one day I will be gifted with your wonderful optimism and positive outlook on things. It's a genuine breath of fresh air when you reassure us all that Xbox is doing just great! đ
@Balaam_ He is happy it's a partial outage whats with the rage my dude sounds like a nerve was hit it's nobody's fault but Sony that had a full outage take the rage to them over it!
@MrStark Haha you hit a nerve with a couple there my dude.
Also being positive about a bad/ nothing situation must really effect some guys.
@Balaam_
Ah, Mr Pessimist. You sound just like you always do. Thatâs fine. You can do as you wish. Be pessimistic all you want.
I would have the same answer because it IS a limited outage regardless of me being affected by it or not.
As for someone hijacking my account, wonât happen because I have 2FA and pin enabled.
Imho, you worry too much about âwhat ifsâ. Relax. Thanks for the âinterrogationâ.
Not trying to be a pain when I say they need to figure out a better ownership method. It shouldnât matter if we are online or not to access our games. We paid for them!
Two of the five early access days, the game was unplayable. Early access is a scam. They have weaponized FOMO to the point where people pay extra to experience the buggy unplayable states of these games.
It's a short outage, geez. I go outside and sometimes my cell phone disconnects for 20 minutes. Calm down, it's not the end of the world. It happens to everything: PS, Xbox, phones, anything connected to the internet, you know. Servers get updated and packed. It's like making a huge excuse about nothing. If you have the time to go on the internet to rant about not playing a game, just go touch grass for once. I'm tired of coming here and it just sounds like AI bots without a single intelligent thought. Welcome to 2026!
@Mr-Cage Technically it was AWSâ fault. Lots of things were down besides PSN, like Sheetz online ordering đ
@8th_Observer That's fair enough my dude I'm not mocking playstation for the outage it happens happened before no doubt will happen again same for Xbox but dudes coming here just to gloat like it's a win for them I can't help but mock.
@Mr-Cage except the only person gloating is the one saying it hasnât affected them. No one else has?!
@PsBoxSwitchOwner Do you want him to lie?
I'm sure im not effected by it my daughter was playing gamepass games this morning.
Just because it doesn't effect someone and the are happy about that fact doesn't mean they are gloating.
Should he just lie or not comment because he isn't effected as to not offend delicate flowers out there?
Come on man!
I think this outage is caused by the rumoured disc to digital program. It's very fishy that the outage says you can't even play physical games:
"You may have problems playing disc-based games right now."
https://support.xbox.com/en-gb/xbox-live-status
So what I think is happening is Don Mattrick's 2013 vision of XB1 has returned.
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