An Xbox outage has been preventing some games from launching since last night.
After a PS5 outage last week, now it’s apparently Xbox’s turn for problems, weeks after a massive wave of layoffs. …
After a PS5 outage last week, now it’s apparently Xbox’s turn for problems, weeks after a massive wave of layoffs. …
… Outages like this, however, are showing the potential downside of a system that ties authentication requirements even to physical copies of games. The outage follows major layoffs at Xbox that were announced earlier this month. …
… You May Also Like Xbox Swings Into Damage Control Mode And Calls Extended Outage That Locked Players Out Of Their Games ‘Unacceptable’ The executive said Xbox is working on the issue to prevent outages like this in the future By Ethan Gach Published July 28, 2026 Xbox Servers Go Down And Lock Fans …
… Now He did not specify what that means By Rebekah Valentine Published July 29, 2026 Xbox Says Recent Outage Shouldn’t Have Screwed With Your Physical Games And Promises A Fix You should be able to play your disc-based games offline By Zack Zwiezen Published July 29, 2026 Microsoft Word Now Contains…
… In the case of Microsoft, they've also arisen following sweeping layoffs across its gaming division . …
… Van Vliet also promised Xbox players that the platform holder is working to improve reliability across the board, as well as roll out some "great new features" and "quality-of-life systems updates." Outages of this kind are uncommon but certainly not unheard of, although this one occurred at the wo… …
… Xbox blamed the outage on issues with a licensing service outside of Xbox, and CTO Scott Van Vliet, who took over the role in May , called it an " unacceptable situation ." Van Vliet later told The Verge that the issue shouldn't have affected the ability to play disc games on Xbox consoles, explain… …
… The Xbox layoffs situation certainly hasn't helped. …
… More Posts XBOXs ‘Big Reset’ Sees Mass Layoffs and Selling Off Four Studios XBOX’s big reset will see 8% of XBOX employees laid off today in mass layoffs, with several studios sold. …
… More Posts Double Fine Goes Independent Post XBOX Layoffs Double Fine has announced that it’s going independent after the latest round of XBOX layoffs. …