Xbox's huge outage even blocked games on disc
Xbox experienced a major outage beginning Sunday evening that extended beyond digital games to also block disc-based gameplay, preventing users from logging in and launching apps. The outage, first reported around 11PM ET on Xbox's status page, affected the core functionality of the gaming platform across multiple services. This incident highlighted how even physical game media requires online authentication and connectivity for Xbox systems.
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Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc
Xbox experienced a major outage beginning Sunday evening that extended beyond digital games to also block disc-based gameplay, preventing users from logging in and launching apps. The outage, first reported around 11PM ET on Xbox's status page, affected the core functionality of the gaming platform across multiple services. This incident highlighted how even physical game media requires online authentication and connectivity for Xbox systems.
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