**Xbox Live Suffers Nearly Seven-Hour Outage**
Xbox Live experienced a significant outage lasting almost seven hours, affecting countless gamers worldwide. The service disruption began around 9 AM and was resolved just before 4 PM. During the outage, users reported difficulties accessing games, streaming services, and other online functionalities. Xbox Support acknowledged the issue on Twitter, providing updates and working to restore the service. The outage sparked frustration among gamers, who took to social media to express their concerns and seek solutions. The cause of the outage remains unclear, and Microsoft is investigating the incident.
For further details, please visit the [source](https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/2/23782073/xbox-live-outage-july-2023).
**UPDATE, 7/2, 9:01 p.m. ET:** Microsoft announced that the technical issues causing the Xbox Live outage had been resolved. The Xbox Support account on X stated, “Users should no longer be encountering issues signing in to Xbox Live and services. Thank you for your patience, game on!”
**EARLIER:**
Xbox Live, Microsoft’s multiplayer gaming and digital media network, faced a major outage on Tuesday. Issues began around 2:15 p.m. ET, with Downdetector logging over 23,000 reports by 2:25 p.m. Most users struggled with logging in, and some encountered error messages about “scheduled maintenance.”
**UPDATE, 7/2, 9:01 p.m. ET:** Microsoft resolved the technical issues that caused a nearly seven-hour Xbox Live outage. Xbox Support announced on X that users should no longer encounter sign-in problems and thanked everyone for their patience.
**EARLIER:**
Xbox Live faced a major outage on Tuesday, starting around 2:15 p.m. ET. According to Downdetector, over 23,000 reports were logged by 2:25 p.m., with most users unable to log in. Some received messages about "scheduled maintenance." Microsoft has since addressed and fixed the issue.
For more details, visit the [source](https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/2/23782073/xbox-live-outage-july-2023).
Other Microsoft-operated services, such as Minecraft and the Microsoft Store, also experienced a significant number of user-reported issues on Downdetector.
At 2:55 pm ET, the official Xbox Support account on Twitter acknowledged the issue, stating, “We are aware that some users have been disconnected from Xbox Live. We’re investigating!” Users were directed to the Xbox status page, which later updated to confirm a major outage affecting the “Account & profile” service since 2:07 pm ET. According to the status page, users might experience difficulties signing in to their Xbox profiles, getting disconnected while signed in, or encountering other related issues. Features requiring sign-in, including most games, apps, and social activities, were also inaccessible during this time.
Microsoft mandates users to have an Xbox Live account (which can be set up for free) to play games online and access other services on Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, and Xbox mobile apps.
Frustrated Xbox Live users took to social media to express their frustrations with these technical difficulties.
