Yes, Xbox Is Still Down. Why You Can't Even Play Physical Games Right Now
ET: Xbox is still having trouble with access to its game library, sign-in, and game launches, according to the XBOXSupport X account. "Our teams are focused on multiple investigation angles and remain hard at work. Thanks for your patience while teams keep working," it says.
- ▪ET: Xbox is still having trouble with access to its game library, sign-in, and game launches, according to the XBOXSupport X account.
- ▪"Our teams are focused on multiple investigation angles and remain hard at work.
- ▪Thanks for your patience while teams keep working," it says.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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UPDATE 2:15 p.m. ET: Xbox is still having trouble with access to its game library, sign-in, and game launches, according to the XBOXSupport X account. "Our teams are focused on multiple investigation angles and remain hard at work. Thanks for your patience while teams keep working," it says. Updates are being posted to support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status.Original Story:Many Xbox players are finding they’re unable to sign in, browse their game library, buy new titles, or even play their own physical games this morning.The problems began at 5:30 a.m. ET on Monday. Xbox’s support page confirms issues after spikes on Downdetector, with thousands of users reporting problems.
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