Xbox is down, and users are even having trouble playing disc-based games
Xbox is currently experiencing an outage that is affecting various services, including account sign-ins, the digital storefront, and games. The issue is impacting Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 consoles, and users are having trouble playing both digital and disc-based games. The company's engineers are working to resolve the issue, which was identified and is pending a resolution.
- ▪The Xbox outage started on Sunday evening and is affecting multiple services, including account sign-ins and the digital storefront.
- ▪Users are experiencing issues with playing digital and disc-based games, as well as launching apps and finding games in the store.
- ▪Xbox's engineers have identified the issue and are actively working to mitigate it, with a resolution pending.
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Gaming Xbox Xbox is down, and users are even having trouble playing disc-based games Account sign-ins, the storefront and apps are also affected. By Kris Holt July 27, 2026 11:39 am EST Mika Baumeister/Unsplash Just days after a widespread outage took out PlayStation's online services for several hours, Xbox is facing issues of its own. An outage started affecting several Xbox services on Sunday evening, including accounts, the digital storefront, apps and games across Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Xbox 360. Xbox's status page notes that players "may have problems" playing digital and disc-based games. It points out that users might have problems with logging into their profiles. Even if they are signed in, they might get disconnected.
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