What you need to know
- Xbox Live is down for many gamers around the world right now.
- Some people can't sign in, while others can't play purchased content.
- Xbox Support is aware of the problem and working towards a solution.
Updated August 28, 2019: Xbox Live is back up after an hour-long outage.
You aren't alone. A few moments ago, thousands of Xbox Live users flooded Twitter and other forms of social media saying that they couldn't sign into Xbox Live. If they were able to sign in, they couldn't play any games. We were able to verify these games and can say that they're definitely taking place right now on a global scale. Luckily, Xbox Support is aware of the problem and have promised to provide an update as soon as one is available.
We've seen reports that users are having trouble signing in. We have teams working on it now! We'll update you with additional details as soon as we can.We've seen reports that users are having trouble signing in. We have teams working on it now! We'll update you with additional details as soon as we can.— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) August 28, 2019August 28, 2019
In the meantime, if you aren't game sharing, we would recommend going offline to play your games. That way you'll be able to sign in and access all the single-player titles you own. However, you won't be able to play any multiplayer games until Xbox Live services are restored. We'll keep you posted as soon as we know more.
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