Major Xbox Live Outage on October 2: Global Server Issues and Player Concerns

world. This is not the first such incident in recent months, which raises growing concerns about the stability of the Xbox Live infrastructure.

The problems started around 12:40 a.m. ET when users reported that they were unable to log into their Xbox accounts on consoles and other devices. The situation was so bad that it affected players all over the world, and not just in selected regions.

The Xbox Live server status page shows issues with sign-in, using Xbox Cloud Gaming, and social features. Microsoft issued a laconic statement on social media, describing ongoing work to resolve the problem. At 3:45 pm the first signs of improvement appeared.

Everything should be back to normal soon. Players can follow current server status on the official Xbox websitehowever, more and more incidents like this are raising concerns about the platform’s future sustainability.

UPDATE

Everything was back to normal a minute ago, but the failure itself lasted about 2.5 hours.