San Francisco, CA – After experiencing a major outage on Tuesday, Xbox Live is now back online, allowing gamers to access the popular gaming service once again. Microsoft announced the resolution of the issue via a tweet posted on Tuesday evening, confirming that users should no longer have trouble signing in to Xbox Live and accessing its services.
During the outage, gamers faced difficulties logging into their profiles, preventing them from playing games on their consoles. According to Microsoft’s Xbox Status support page, the outage was initially reported around 2:07 p.m. ET. Users were unable to sign in to their profiles, experienced disconnections while signed in, and encountered other related issues. This resulted in features like games, apps, and social activities that require sign-in being unavailable.
The inability to log in also impacted the ability to access locally downloaded games on Xbox consoles. The cause of the outage remains unknown, with an Xbox spokesperson directing inquiries to the Xbox Support account for updates on the situation.
In response to the service disruption, users took to social media to express their frustration, causing “Xbox” to become a top trending topic in the United States. Despite the inconvenience caused by the outage, Xbox Live’s return to service was met with relief and gratitude from the gaming community.
With Xbox Live now operational again, gamers can resume playing their favorite titles and enjoying the full range of features offered by Microsoft’s gaming platform. The incident served as a reminder of the importance of reliable online services for the gaming community and the impact that service disruptions can have on users’ experiences.