Xbox Cloud Streaming Down For 24 Hours, Microsoft Confirms

On December 26, Microsoft confirmed that its Game Pass cloud streaming platform was not working as expected. More than 24 hours have passed and many players are still complaining about long wait times and disconnections. The outage comes as Microsoft has been rolling out a new marketing slogan claiming that everything connected to the web is a Xbox.

It is reported enjetStarting around 12:00 noon ET on Thursday, users began complaining of long wait times and disconnections when trying to play games through the Xbox cloud streaming service. This option is available to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, allowing them to play a large library of games on multiple devices, including tablets, phones, and TVs. However, as of 4:30 PM ET today, Xbox doesn’t appear to have a timetable for getting streaming back up and running for everyone.

On December 26, about an hour after the outage began, Xbox support tweeted that the company was “aware” that “users may be experiencing issues launching cloud gaming games.” The account tells people to check the official Xbox status page for updates. Things haven’t improved much since then.

December 27, 10 a.m. ETthe company issued a follow-up statement saying that users may see a long waiting time when launching games in the cloud, but this waiting time is not accurate. However, looking at the post and comments elsewhere, it seems people still can’t connect and play the game on their phones or other devices. As of 3:30 p.m. ET, the Xbox support page states: “We’re about to solve this problem.”

I anticipate this issue may be resolved a few hours after this article goes live (or sooner). But the timing couldn’t be worse.

This holiday season, Xbox is really pushing the idea of ​​its cloud streaming option Can replace the console. If you’re a Game Pass subscriber with a phone or smart TV, you don’t need an Xbox. You can stream all these games instantly. So I imagine this Christmas season a lot of kids and teenagers are going to get Game Pass subscribers so they can No need for parents to buy expensive Xbox to stream games.

Many people may be experiencing cloud streaming for the first time this holiday season, and this outage is a stark reminder that while you can stream games on your phone, it’s not an Xbox. Xbox can operate without an Internet connection, and games can be played offline. Cell phones don’t work. Maybe Xbox should make this more clear in all those cute ads promoting Xbox units?

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