Microsoft’s Xbox Live is having some issues today, reports on Twitter suggests and Microsoft concerns. The official status page lists “social and gaming” services as “limited.” Microsoft support has responded, saying they’re aware of the problem and are working on it, tweeting:
“We’re looking into some troubles with Xbox Live. Keep an eye on this page for the latest updates: http://xbx.lv/XBLstus ,” as well as a few other updates.
Among those affected is Snoop Dogg, and he is not happy about it (NSFW language in the video).
This is just a week after a high-profile outage from Playstation Network, making for an inauspicious start to 2016 for both major console manufacturers. It’s especially ironic, considering that both Xbox Live and PSN emerged from Christmas largely unscathed, despite some threats from DDOS groups. At this point, intermittent outages just seem to be par for the course when it comes to gaming services: whether or not you consider that acceptable is a different matter, but neither major console network can claim something close to perfect stability.
I’ve experienced some trouble with multiplayer games, though I’ve been able to watch Hulu without any difficulty, indicating that this isn’t any sort of full scale outage. Still, it’s bad news for Microsoft, and one hopes they get things sorted out soon. Check back here for updates.
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