Current Impact and User Reports on Xbox Gaming Service
Xbox gaming service users worldwide are currently being negatively affected by an unexpected outage which renders them unable to log-in and access their accounts or play games on Xbox.com. This issue could possibly last for days.
According to reports by numerous users, Xbox Live has been down for at least three hours now, disrupting users’ ability to play both cloud-based games as well as those which require login into an Xbox account.
“Our Xbox support team has identified that some users have become disconnected from Xbox Live and we are investigating.”
As of late, Xbox Status page indicates ongoing issues affecting account and profile services across a number of platforms including cloud gaming, Xbox One consoles, Xbox on Windows PCs, Android phones, Apple devices and web services.
“You may encounter issues signing into your Xbox profile, becoming disconnected during sign-in attempts or other problems related to access,” according to Xbox team representatives.
“Many features requiring registration, such as games, apps and social activities may not be accessible at this time.”
Shortly after users reported it online at 14:07 EDT, Xbox team acknowledged this problem quickly.
DownDetector has received thousands of reports since the outage started; gamers unable to log into their accounts have reported server issues as an effect of this outage.
Xbox experienced an unexpected widespread outage that affected several services including gaming, cloud gaming, remote play as well as store and subscription offerings in May 2022.