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The impending all-digital content future is going to be awful
By Richard Devine Published
Features Both Xbox and PlayStation have suffered major outages in the last few days, which is a really awesome precursor to our all-digital future.

Microsoft has finally fixed Xbox services for most users as of 6:48 PM ET
By Alexander Cope Last updated
Gaming Xbox Live is having errors that are preventing people from signing in, seeing their library, and playing their games, but Microsoft's engineers are on the case to fix it ASAP.

"This is an unacceptable situation," Xbox CTO apologizes for its biggest outage in recent memory
By Jez Corden Published
Xbox Xbox just had its biggest outage in recent memory, with Xbox's core services down for well over 15~ hours for some users. Xbox CTO just took to X (Twitter) to explain what went wrong.

Xbox Live Services were down, but Halo: Campaign Evolved still has issues on Xbox
By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Just as Halo: Campaign Evolved has launched in early access, Xbox Live services shut down at literally the worst time possible, but Microsoft is aware of the outage and is working on fixing it.

Dive back into Bungie-era stats with the fan-made 'Halo Archive'
By Adam Hales Published
Halo Halo Archive has restored over 1.9 billion Halo 3 matches and hundreds of millions of Halo 2 records, bringing Bungie era stats back online through a dedicated community effort.

Mandatory UK checks remove players from games on Xbox
By Adam Hales Published
News Mandatory age verification under the UK’s Online Safety Act is now live on Xbox, with players reporting forced mid-game removals, failed checks, and restricted access to chat and Discord.

Discord's ID verification got hacked — we asked Xbox how it will avoid the same situation
By Jez Corden Published
Xbox The UK's age verification law has been an abject failure thus far. But, it *is* the law. So how will Xbox follow it?

Is Xbox down right now?
By Zachary Boddy Last updated
XBOX Is the Xbox Network currently down? We're constantly monitoring the situation to bring you the latest updates, information, and advice.

PSN's outage should serve as a reminder to Xbox on what happens when you "put all your eggs into one basket"
By Jez Corden Published
Xbox All networks have downtime, but Microsoft is historically uniquely keen to rely on other networks to reach customers. PSN's prolific downtime this weekend is exactly why having your own ecosystem is important.
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