Xbox Series X|S outage exposed a flaw in offline disc access as Microsoft promises fix
A global Xbox Series X|S outage unexpectedly blocked some disc-based games, exposing a flaw in Microsoft’s offline entitlement system. …
A global Xbox Series X|S outage unexpectedly blocked some disc-based games, exposing a flaw in Microsoft’s offline entitlement system. …
… There were two separate issues that amplified one another that led to the massive outage and prevented players from being able to launch their games. …
… At the time, the Xbox outage was still ongoing, but I actually overlooked a key detail: not only did the 16-hour outage render digital games unplayable, but it also made discs unplayable, too. …
… Now, Xbox is reporting it’s found the cause of the issue, and it seems it was worse than just an outage—it also exposed a serious bug that caused “cascading issues with library enumeration,” which are some of my least favorite cascading issues. …
… Van Vliet had previously explained that the outage was caused by the failure of an external licensing service used by Xbox and some publishers. …
… Results — — — More Games While the Microsoft outage is widespread, fans in the replies to Xbox's official post have identified some games still working during the outage. …
… Two network outages across both platforms in such close proximity. …
… The massive outage started on Sunday night, and lasted for almost a day. …
… Question 1 Which Xbox systems or services were impacted during the 16-hour outage? Question 2 How does this outage relate to concerns about digital ownership versus physical discs? Question 3 Could a banned account still be affected and locked out of physical disc games during an outage? …
… Features that require sign-in like most games, apps and social activity won't be available." These kinds of server outages only usually last for an hour or two, and we'll let you know when it's fixed.