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Xbox is currently experiencing major technical issues, preventing users from making full use of the platform. The issues began on Wednesday, October 29 at approximately 10:30 a.m. CST. It's not clear if this is affecting every single Xbox user or if it's a regional problem, but it's clear that there are thousands affected.
Based on my own experience, I can say that while Xbox multiplayer is working for me, I am completely unable to access the Store or Xbox Game Pass. Game updates also don't seem to be downloading, but I can access my friends list. Mileage may vary. Xbox Support has not acknowledged the issues at the time of this writing.
About 2,000 people have reported problems with Xbox Down Detector. The number of reports continues to climb with each refresh of the page, so it's clear that the issue has not been resolved at the time of this writing.
Is Xbox down now?
We will update this article once Xbox services are fully restored.
