Xbox has resolved a widespread outage that prevented gamers from connecting to Xbox Stay, taking part in on-line video games, downloading video games, or utilizing different providers for a number of hours. “Customers ought to not be encountering points signing in to Xbox Stay and providers,” Xbox says in a post on X. “Thanks to your persistence, recreation on!”
Points with Xbox Stay appeared to have began round 2PM ET, with Downdetector reports starting to rise round that point. At round 3PM ET, Xbox said it was “conscious that some customers have been disconnected from Xbox Stay” and that the corporate began “investigating.”
In the meantime, its status page stated Xbox’s account and profile providers suffered a significant outage. “Chances are you’ll not be capable to sign-in to your Xbox profile, could also be disconnected whereas signed in, or produce other associated issues,” the discover learn. “Options that require sign-in like most video games, apps and social exercise gained’t be accessible.”
At round 4:10PM ET, Xbox said its investigation was “taking longer than anticipated” and didn’t resolve the problem till round 9PM ET. It’s nonetheless not clear what brought on the hours-long outage. The Verge reached out to Microsoft with a request for extra info however didn’t instantly hear again.
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