Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc
The Verge·July 27, 2026
Xbox experienced a significant outage that started on Sunday evening, affecting not only digital games but also disc-based games. The outage, reported on Xbox's status page, prevented users from logging in, launching apps, or finding games on the Xbox store. As a result, users encountered issues playing both digital and disc games, with some unable to launch games tied to Game Pass. The outage has caused disruptions for Xbox users, with the company's status page acknowledging the problems with game playback.
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