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The Xbox Live status page was updated with a brief note saying “This is taking longer than expected.”
A brief update was posted on the Xbox Support X profile: The situation has not yet been resolved and the investigation continues.
We continue to investigate issues affecting users’ ability to sign in to Xbox Live and services. Please remain patient while our engineers work on this issue. Check here and https://t.co/kQKp1MgssY https://t.co/ul65ZiAbtP for the latest updates.July 2, 2024
The PlayStation Network was apparently down for around two hours yesterday but was quickly restored by Sony. It’s unclear if this has anything to do with today’s Xbox Live outage.
Xbox Live is still down.
Follow The Xbox servers are down right now and people aren’t too happy…
The issue highlights a problem with modern gaming, where many services require you to be online all the time.
We’ve received a ton of posts from players who want to play games like Skyrim, Minecraft (when it’s not on the servers), and even sports titles like EA’s FC2024 and 2K’s NBA2K24, but can’t access them due to connection issues.
However, as we previously reported, there is a workaround in your network settings to sign in offline, which seems to work for some games and apps.
As of 2:30 PM PST, Xbox Live is still down, three and a half hours after the service first went down.
a Reddit users who have been tracking The company claims it has resolved the outage and made previously unavailable sign-in pages accessible again.
The issue is still ongoing, and no updates have been released by Microsoft or Xbox.
As for X, between Xbox Series X, Xbox and Xbox Live, there have been nearly 50,000 posts on the social media site in the past hour or so.
I checked online and it appears the service is still down.
However, a Reddit user described themselves as ” Lizard Squad Throughout 2014, they used DDoS attacks to take down a number of services, including Xbox Live.
DDoS attack or not, it doesn’t seem likely that this was caused by the same group.
Xbox Reddit moderators quickly Lizard Squad post deleted.Hmm?
That being said, moderators seem to be removing most of the posts related to the suspension, presumably to avoid clogging the feed, but still.
It’s unclear if the outage is affecting everyone.
Take this as a bit of a troll. I saw some users on X claiming to play Xbox. One user claimed to play Destiny on Xbox using Discord. Probably a troll.
I live on the West Coast of the US and this situation mainly only affects kids on summer vacation, whereas on the East Coast people are starting to wind down from work and want a bit of a gaming break, I imagine.
9 people in a Discord call, playing on Xbox. This is user errorJuly 2, 2024
It’s currently 2pm PST and Xbox Live appears to still be down. Status PageThe first outage was reported at 11:07 a.m. PST.
The company lists the issue as critical: “You may experience issues such as being unable to sign in to your Xbox profile, getting disconnected while signing in, or other related issues. Features that require signing in, including most games, apps, and social activities, will be unavailable.”
A brief update at 1:53 pm claimed to have found a related issue, but did not explain what the issue was.
No updates have been posted on the Xbox Support Twitter page or other platforms since an update at about 1:15 p.m.
Reports to Down Detector peaked at 38,000 near 12pm PST, but to date the service has seen a steady stream of just over 10,000 reports.
of Xbox Support SubredditThere has been a flood of posts about the power outage.
One Reddit user Insist on some network configuration workarounds You can now use offline games, YouTube, Spotify and other apps. You must sign in offline. Another user must confirm this. Another PostIf only Reddit users had seen what had already been posted.
As of 1:40 PM PST, Xbox Live remains down with no new updates from Xbox, and the situation appears to still be ongoing globally.
Complaints have come from the United States, Brazil, Japan and even France.
The French Xbox Blog confirmed that the outage is affecting Xbox on PC, consoles and mobile devices.
The investigation is taking longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and for sharing your updates. We will continue to provide updates here and on our status pages: https://t.co/kQKp1MgssY https://t.co/nNYKQKZcxL.July 2, 2024
At approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific time, Xbox Support They reported that the investigation into the blackout is taking longer than expected.
The status page says there are still issues with your account and profile, pending resolution.
The investigation is taking longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and for sharing your updates. We will continue to provide updates here and on our status pages: https://t.co/kQKp1MgssY https://t.co/nNYKQKZcxL.July 2, 2024
At approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific time, Xbox Support They reported that the investigation into the blackout is taking longer than expected.
The status page still says there are issues with your account and profile, pending resolution.
The investigation is taking longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and for sharing your updates. We will continue to provide updates here and on our status pages: https://t.co/kQKp1MgssY https://t.co/nNYKQKZcxL.July 2, 2024