Xbox Network appears to be experiencing issues today, with players reporting problems signing in, launching games, and connecting to online services.
Reports of an Xbox outage began circulating on Friday, 12 June, with users saying their consoles were connected to the internet but unable to properly access Microsoft’s online gaming services. Some players have reported temporary network error messages, while others have said games will not launch or connect online.
Downdetector is currently showing problems with Xbox Network, formerly known as Xbox Live, with server connection issues making up the majority of reports. Game launch and login problems are also being flagged by users.
As always with live-service outages, the situation may change quickly. Players should check the official Xbox status page for the latest information from Microsoft, particularly if they are seeing service outage messages on console or PC.
The outage is likely to be especially frustrating for Game Pass subscribers and digital Xbox users, as Microsoft’s ecosystem depends heavily on Xbox Network for account sign-in, game ownership checks, cloud saves, multiplayer, and access to online features. Even players not actively trying to play multiplayer games may run into problems if Xbox services are unavailable.
There is no confirmed cause for the issue at the time of writing. While restarting a console or router may help rule out a local connection problem, it is unlikely to resolve the issue if the fault is with Xbox Network itself.
For now, the best advice is to check the Xbox status page, avoid repeatedly changing network settings unless necessary, and wait for Microsoft to confirm a fix.
We’ll update this story if Microsoft provides further details.
Authored by
Paul McNally
Paul McNally has been around consoles and computers since his parents bought him a Mattel Intellivision in 1980. He has been a prominent games journalist since the 1990s, spending over a decade as editor of popular print-based video games and computer magazines, including a market-leading PlayStation title. Paul has written high-end gaming content for GamePro, Official Australian PlayStation Magazine, PlayStation Pro, Amiga Action, Mega Action, ST Action, GQ, Loaded, and the The Mirror. He has also hosted panels at retro-gaming conventions and can regularly be found guesting on gaming podcasts and Twitch shows. Believing that the reader deserves actually to enjoy what they are reading is a big part of Paul’s ethos when it comes to gaming journalism, elevating the sites he works on above the norm.
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