Xbox has resolved a widespread outage that for several hours prevented players from connecting to Xbox Live, playing online games, downloading games, or using other services. “Users should no longer experience issues signing in to Xbox Live or services.” Xbox said in a post on X:“Thank you for waiting. The game begins!”
The Xbox Live issues seem to have started around 2pm ET. Downdetector Report By then, it had started to rise. At around 3 p.m. ET, Xbox said The company is “aware that some users have been disconnected from Xbox Live” and has begun an “investigation.”
on the other hand, Status Page The Xbox account and profile service is experiencing a critical outage. “You may experience issues signing in to your Xbox profile, disconnections while signing in, or other related issues,” the notification read. “Most games, apps, social activities, and other features that require signing in will be unavailable.”
At approximately 4:10 p.m. ET, Xbox said The investigation is “taking longer than expected,” and the problem wasn’t resolved until around 9:00 PM ET. The cause of the hours-long outage is still unclear. The Verge We contacted Microsoft requesting more information but did not immediately receive a response.
Update July 2nd: Added updates from Xbox.