Microsoft has acknowledged a major Xbox Network outage preventing users from signing in, creating accounts, or launching profile-required games on PC and consoles. The disruption comes after two months without issues and follows a prior outage that lasted more than 15 hours.
After two months of relative calm, Xbox's live services are once again suffering a major outage as of this writing.
https://x.com/XBOXSupport/status/2095138482008023238
Users report they cannot sign into their Xbox profiles, create new accounts, or play games that require a profile login.
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