The company's Azure cloud computing platform, which underpins large parts of the internet, reported a "degradation of some services, external" at 1600 GMT.
It said this was due to "DNS issues" - the same root cause of the huge Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage last week.
I already own most of the games available and the rest I could have but wouldn't play them so didn't bother buying , so if I carry on with ultimate I'm paying to rent games I already own and with Fortnite I'll never use so I'll b paying for that also.
How about a tier that includes day ones without the extra fat like ubisoft and fortnite
I'm not a harry potter fan but I loved the game ,played it when it was released and completed it ( after waiting for them to fix achievements ), I'd play it again on series x version but unfortunately it hasn't got separate achievement lists
I have been a big defender of Microsoft but no more ,I'm not paying for Fortnite when ill never play it or for ubisoft games I already own just so I can get day one games ,sub will run out in the new year and I'm gone ,time to dust off the PS4 and contemplate a ps5
They taking the P×××, they say Microsoft published games will come to the premium tier up to 12 months, what about the indie day one games that aren't Microsoft published? Only get them if you pay for ultimate
As someone else said that is just to spy on ppl , it can be easily beaten within 20 seconds by using a vpn, if this law was brought in to protect kids how come kids dont need to verify on gambling sites?
@TapeLoader it's not the fact that it's a timed exclusive that's the way some games have been for years ,it's how they blamed the S for the reason why it was a complete lie
I'll be the one that says I don't agree , lets face it if gp was so bad for Devs would gp have half the games it does ???? No ,the problem is no matter if gp exists or doesn't ppl are spending less on gaming as prices for everything just keep going up and up , one of the casualties of having less money is paying a hell of a lot for a game you buy for say £50 complete over a weekend then might not even touch again days are gone and it's costing a lot more to actually Create the the games now than it used to with the rising costs ,gp is actually good for the consumer for once .
i will buy games that I love and most games I wouldn't have spent the money to buy to play first of it wasn't for game pass I'm just a lot more picky nowadays in what I will pay for
@Scrubchub this is the thing all he posts are no S***t Sherlock posts , a elite 3 will have more features than a elite 2 ???? Noooooo wow who'd had thought ? I would have put money on it wouldn't have changed a thing apart from just adding the number 3 /s
On no a well loved game took our spotlight .....that's been rumoured for a launch for ages ....let's get some net trolls to help us and at the same time publicity that we didn't have before ,quick everyone buy this game so they don't cry anymore .....I'll pass
I like not having to get a achievement BUT from the past streak mess ups it won't be long before someone's streak gets messed up for no reason what so ever and then earning less points because of it ,then that leads to emails to support that takes weeks of talking to different ppl to try and get it all sorted , its happened soooo manny times in the past,now even the streak protection is failing a hell of a lot of people and it's a roulette if it's going to work or not
The moral of the story carry your Xbox when ur dumb enough not to wear a bike helmet and if you manage to live Xbox will send you a new console , the world gets dumber I swear
Hardly anyone thought this was going to be good it's taken forever after reshoots Me myself didn't get excited soon as I saw the reveal trailer and casting and I'm a big borderlands gamer
I just can't stand Jeff unfortunately he's a big part of these shows but I like games so I watch ....and fell asleep during it , a couple of things I liked but overall it was boring , nothing screamed buy me now !!!!
Quite frankly I don't care if it's on ps too , my main console is Xbox and I'm not going to kick off if they put some games on ps ,I'm hoping that we as Xbox users will benefit from this like from the money they will make goes back in to more games for Xbox and even some exclusives
Oh before ppl say I wait for game pass blah blah I by games as well as pay for game pass I have a really big library and I'll b honest a lot of games I've brought and they then appeared on gp ...eg I got immortals of aveum in January I think I knew it was going to game pass /ea eventually but still paid for it
I didn't think I would like the first but I did really enjoy it ,for anyone who hasn't tried it yet do yourself a favour and wear earphones/headset while playing ,the different voices are amazing
All the doom and gloomers , no they will not be putting all games on ps /nin etc , it was outed in the court case that that paid Disney so Indiana Jones would be exclusive to Xbox, you think they know so little of business that they would pay whatever that amount was then release it multiplatform ? Makes zero business sense
And for those who pay stupid amounts for GP ,get it from Brazil /turkey etc it's approx £26 for 8 months ( if GP has expired )
@PsBoxSwitchOwner exactly , anyone who thinks the rewards system is FREE I've got a bridge I can sell them
They make far more than they give away FREE , they have grown into a 3 trillion dollar company by not giving stuff away FREE
They are paying for our data to get paid by others and it's not just the odd 1pence here and there It's millions
We used our hardware which is wear and tear ,electricity , our time (somedays play a pc game can take say 1 hour ) We buy Into the brand and stay with them because of the stuff we have in there already When we play gp games our friends might go get gp so they can play with us and they might stay subbing to it so in the future the same thing Then we stay on the platform but what if we think a game that's not on gp me and friends will enjoy ? We will buy it,more money for em Plus the data they sell and more investors cause hey them search numbers are going up thanx to the odd pence they give us Advertising data for the ads that they already know we like cause we just answered a poll on it
All for approx £8 a month? Yeh really FREE poor Microsoft ( or any other company that makes money from data like FB )
A lot of ppl defending this and saying it's free and can't give away gp for free etc , it's never free , do you think Microsoft aren't making money off this ? They sell the search data from us our spending habits etc etc ,they get ppl into the ecosystem ( the more they get the less chance of them moving ) and the search data and user numbers look good to investors that will Invest more money , and now they give away less of what they make off us it's perfectly healthy for Microsoft
Edit : forgot to add advertisers as well , do you think rewards wants to know if we prefer pizza or bread for polls for fun ??? Some pizza company will invest in advertising off that data ka Ching more money
I played the Xbox one version of control and it's dlc and then the ultimate edition and now I can play the pc version with dlc for another achievement stack and I'm looking forward to doing it ,3rd time here we come !!!
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Re: Sony's Purchase Of Former Xbox Studio Bungie Isn't Exactly Going To Plan
Remember now
Jim Ryan: $3.6B Bungie Deal “Can Give Us Way More” Than $69B Activision Buyout
Time to take your pills old man
Re: Is Xbox Down? Huge Azure Server Outage Causes Issues Across Microsoft Services
@JustinSane same problem from azure ( DNS issues)
The company's Azure cloud computing platform, which underpins large parts of the internet, reported a "degradation of some services, external" at 1600 GMT.
It said this was due to "DNS issues" - the same root cause of the huge Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage last week.
Taken from BBC news
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Ubisoft+ Classics Being Added To Game Pass Ultimate?
I already own most of the games available and the rest I could have but wouldn't play them so didn't bother buying , so if I carry on with ultimate I'm paying to rent games I already own and with Fortnite I'll never use so I'll b paying for that also.
How about a tier that includes day ones without the extra fat like ubisoft and fortnite
Re: Talking Point: So, Have You Tried Out Hogwarts Legacy On Xbox Game Pass Yet?
I'm not a harry potter fan but I loved the game ,played it when it was released and completed it ( after waiting for them to fix achievements ), I'd play it again on series x version but unfortunately it hasn't got separate achievement lists
Re: Poll: What Are Your Plans For Xbox Game Pass After This Week's News?
I have been a big defender of Microsoft but no more ,I'm not paying for Fortnite when ill never play it or for ubisoft games I already own just so I can get day one games ,sub will run out in the new year and I'm gone ,time to dust off the PS4 and contemplate a ps5
Re: Xbox Reveals New Conversion Rates For Game Pass Premium & Ultimate
They taking the P×××, they say Microsoft published games will come to the premium tier up to 12 months, what about the indie day one games that aren't Microsoft published? Only get them if you pay for ultimate
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Major Overhaul With New Names, Games & Price Changes
Looks like the Microsoft execs have a massive Christmas party for themselves to pay for so quickly raised prices on EVERYTHING
Re: Xbox 'Problem With The Update' Error Is Plaguing Insiders, But There's A Workaround
@BacklogBrad shhhhhhh ,they fixed it at my end unfortunately
Re: Xbox 'Problem With The Update' Error Is Plaguing Insiders, But There's A Workaround
According to this post its already been fixed https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxinsiders/s/pg5kkShlAB
Can't test myself as I didn't have the problem. ( alpha skip ahead )
Re: GOG Adds New Xbox Login Feature Ahead Of ROG Xbox Ally Launch
@Aidax89 not had a problem here, i forgot i had dungeon keeper, there goes all my free time
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
If it wasn't for lego batman, I'd be sueing them to get my time back
Re: Xbox Announces Big List Of Games For Its Two Gamescom Broadcasts Next Week
Just give us some fable , Im getting increasingly worried about this game
Re: PvZ: Replanted Is A 'Definitive Remaster' Of The Xbox 360 Original, Releasing This October
Love the game and will definitely get this and look forward to completing it again bit only local coop ? Why ???
Re: EA Insists No Price Increases Are Planned As Battlefield 6 Nears Xbox Launch
@Fiendish-Beaver I can see ea now,quick take the price tags off em !!!!
Nope no price rise here whistle
Re: Xbox Introduces Controversial Age Verification Process In The UK
As someone else said that is just to spy on ppl , it can be easily beaten within 20 seconds by using a vpn, if this law was brought in to protect kids how come kids dont need to verify on gambling sites?
Re: Here's What's Included In The Xbox July 2025 Update
@Kilamanjaro follow https://x.com/xboxinsider?s=09
They put out release notes with every release
Re: Xbox Design Lab Has Now Been 'Temporarily On Hold' For Six Months
Free downloads of toppers so I can print em ,oh Microsoft you spoil me
Re: Perfect Dark Developer Responds To 'Big Controversy' Over 2024 Gameplay Trailer
I still remember the whole playable watchdogs at e3 graphics compared to what actually came out, never trusted a trailer since
Re: Meta Quest 3S 'Xbox Edition' Launches Today For $399, But You'll Need To Be Quick
@KITG_Group_BrunoB you can stream from Xbox , go to the top right ,click your gamertag and then my consoles
Re: Surprise! Black Myth: Wukong Finally Has A Release Date For Xbox
@TapeLoader it's not the fact that it's a timed exclusive that's the way some games have been for years ,it's how they blamed the S for the reason why it was a complete lie
Re: Sony Has Approached Subscriptions 'Healthier' Than Xbox, Says Former PlayStation Boss
I'll be the one that says I don't agree , lets face it if gp was so bad for Devs would gp have half the games it does ???? No ,the problem is no matter if gp exists or doesn't ppl are spending less on gaming as prices for everything just keep going up and up , one of the casualties of having less money is paying a hell of a lot for a game you buy for say £50 complete over a weekend then might not even touch again days are gone and it's costing a lot more to actually Create the the games now than it used to with the rising costs ,gp is actually good for the consumer for once .
i will buy games that I love and most games I wouldn't have spent the money to buy to play first of it wasn't for game pass I'm just a lot more picky nowadays in what I will pay for
Re: Report: Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
@Valhura id put money on that but I really don't want to lose lol
Re: Report: Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
@Scrubchub this is the thing all he posts are no S***t Sherlock posts , a elite 3 will have more features than a elite 2 ???? Noooooo wow who'd had thought ? I would have put money on it wouldn't have changed a thing apart from just adding the number 3 /s
Re: Report: Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
Can we rename the site to stuff that jez says for clicks.com ????
Yet again it's going to happen but don't know when like everything he posts .....I predict it's going to rain one day i hear it on gd authority
Re: Talking Point: Do You Have High Expectations For The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
Every year I hope for a 1 Vs 100 revamp and every year I don't get it ......keep them fingers crossed mart ..one day ...maybe one day
Re: Xbox's Latest Shadow Drop Was A Problem For Us, Says Indie Publisher
On no a well loved game took our spotlight .....that's been rumoured for a launch for ages ....let's get some net trolls to help us and at the same time publicity that we didn't have before ,quick everyone buy this game so they don't cry anymore .....I'll pass
Re: Talking Point: Assassin's Creed Fans, Do You Think Feudal Japan Will Live Up To The Hype?
For the first time ever with a assassins creed game I'm not buying it and am instead having Ubisoft plus for a month ,I learnt my lesson with mirage
Re: Xbox Says It's Got A 'Bunch Of Stuff' It Hasn't Even Announced Yet
@NeutronBomb the problem is that some ppl will see this video for clicks and money for the maker and go around repeating it like its the sworn truth
Re: Xbox Glitch Sees Alan Wake Remastered Get 100% Discount
@CoolDadTx yeh same as they did with Forza and a few other games it won't be long before they catch up unfortunately
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Fans Divided Over Changes To 'Rewards' System
I like not having to get a achievement BUT from the past streak mess ups it won't be long before someone's streak gets messed up for no reason what so ever and then earning less points because of it ,then that leads to emails to support that takes weeks of talking to different ppl to try and get it all sorted , its happened soooo manny times in the past,now even the streak protection is failing a hell of a lot of people and it's a roulette if it's going to work or not
Re: Random: Xbox Series S Owner Reveals How The Console Literally Saved Their Life
Another thought, isn't it illegal to ride a bike on public roads without a helmet ????
Re: Random: Xbox Series S Owner Reveals How The Console Literally Saved Their Life
The moral of the story carry your Xbox when ur dumb enough not to wear a bike helmet and if you manage to live Xbox will send you a new console , the world gets dumber I swear
Re: New Microsoft Rewards Bonus Will Reward Some Players With 1000 Points Per-Month
@johnK you can also start a free 30 day trial then cancel so they don't take any money ( if you haven't had the trial before of course )
Re: New Microsoft Rewards Bonus Will Reward Some Players With 1000 Points Per-Month
@trev666 they slowed my searches down and I was searching from the related searches that they put on there for us to search , they taking the *** now
Re: Borderlands Described As 'Worst Movie Of The Year' By Harshest Critics
And in other news water is wet
Hardly anyone thought this was going to be good it's taken forever after reshoots
Me myself didn't get excited soon as I saw the reveal trailer and casting and I'm a big borderlands gamer
Re: Here's Your First Look At Gameplay For 'Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions'
Makes it worse that the closed beta is only on pc
steam and ps5 only ....can't even test how it is on Xbox
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2024 Showcase?
I just can't stand Jeff unfortunately he's a big part of these shows but I like games so I watch ....and fell asleep during it , a couple of things I liked but overall it was boring , nothing screamed buy me now !!!!
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages To Be Announced At Xbox's Showcase, Claims New 'Exclusive'
Quite frankly I don't care if it's on ps too , my main console is Xbox and I'm not going to kick off if they put some games on ps ,I'm hoping that we as Xbox users will benefit from this like from the money they will make goes back in to more games for Xbox and even some exclusives
Oh before ppl say I wait for game pass blah blah I by games as well as pay for game pass I have a really big library and I'll b honest a lot of games I've brought and they then appeared on gp ...eg I got immortals of aveum in January I think I knew it was going to game pass /ea eventually but still paid for it
Re: Poll: As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?
I didn't think I would like the first but I did really enjoy it ,for anyone who hasn't tried it yet do yourself a favour and wear earphones/headset while playing ,the different voices are amazing
Re: Microsoft CEO Comments On Xbox's New PlayStation Store Success
All the doom and gloomers , no they will not be putting all games on ps /nin etc , it was outed in the court case that that paid Disney so Indiana Jones would be exclusive to Xbox, you think they know so little of business that they would pay whatever that amount was then release it multiplatform ? Makes zero business sense
And for those who pay stupid amounts for GP ,get it from Brazil /turkey etc it's approx £26 for 8 months ( if GP has expired )
Re: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update: Release Date, FPS Details & Estimated Launch Time On Xbox
@ChopperCampbell the fallout updates are already out ,7 of them including dlc updates
Re: Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 25)
Fallout updates is out now. ,it updated 7 items with all the dlc
Re: EA's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week
Why they didn't wait till may 4th I'll never know
Re: Immortals Of Aveum Dev Reportedly Furloughs 'Majority' Of Staff
@Widey85 I got it at the same time .,...but still haven't got round to play it
Re: Deals: Xbox Spring Sale 2024 Now Live, 800+ Games Discounted
@ZYDIO yeh thief is also free , I got it last time it was offered for free around Christmas I think
Re: Deals: Xbox Spring Sale 2024 Now Live, 800+ Games Discounted
@GhanaViking totally agree , Ive played it on pc now I'm doing the Xbox one version and then the spacers choice version , it's a amazing game
Re: Xbox Users Are 'Gutted' About The Latest Microsoft Rewards Nerf
@PsBoxSwitchOwner exactly , anyone who thinks the rewards system is FREE I've got a bridge I can sell them
They make far more than they give away FREE , they have grown into a 3 trillion dollar company by not giving stuff away FREE
They are paying for our data to get paid by others and it's not just the odd 1pence here and there It's millions
We used our hardware which is wear and tear ,electricity , our time (somedays play a pc game can take say 1 hour )
We buy Into the brand and stay with them because of the stuff we have in there already
When we play gp games our friends might go get gp so they can play with us and they might stay subbing to it so in the future the same thing
Then we stay on the platform but what if we think a game that's not on gp me and friends will enjoy ? We will buy it,more money for em
Plus the data they sell and more investors cause hey them search numbers are going up thanx to the odd pence they give us
Advertising data for the ads that they already know we like cause we just answered a poll on it
All for approx £8 a month? Yeh really FREE poor Microsoft ( or any other company that makes money from data like FB )
Re: Xbox Users Are 'Gutted' About The Latest Microsoft Rewards Nerf
A lot of ppl defending this and saying it's free and can't give away gp for free etc , it's never free , do you think Microsoft aren't making money off this ? They sell the search data from us our spending habits etc etc ,they get ppl into the ecosystem ( the more they get the less chance of them moving ) and the search data and user numbers look good to investors that will Invest more money , and now they give away less of what they make off us it's perfectly healthy for Microsoft
Edit : forgot to add advertisers as well , do you think rewards wants to know if we prefer pizza or bread for polls for fun ??? Some pizza company will invest in advertising off that data ka Ching more money
Re: Xbox Is Adding An 'Improved Search Experience' With AI Enhancements
I can't stop doing searches , I've even searched games that the lead character dies at the end
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of 'Control' On Xbox Game Pass?
I played the Xbox one version of control and it's dlc and then the ultimate edition and now I can play the pc version with dlc for another achievement stack and I'm looking forward to doing it ,3rd time here we come !!!