Xbox was down for hours, and users even had trouble playing disc-based games

Just days after a widespread outage took out PlayStation's online services for several hours, Xbox faced issues of its own.

Reports show half of Xbox Series X discs require a download to properly play the game

Are consoles following PC's lead?

Microsoft explains bizarre Xbox outage – and people are concerned

Xbox down: Microsoft explains bizarre outage – and prompts concerns about the future - Technical problems meant that players ...

34% of PS5 discs and 50% of Xbox Series X discs are junk without a download, research finds

"We let them relabel a purchase into 'licensing'" ...
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Xbox Says Day-Long Outage Is Resolved. Here's What Happened

Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet blames the outage on the failure of a licensing service that triggered sign-in scenarios to fail and ...

Madden 27 Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses And Editions

Madden NFL 27 releases Aug. 13, 2026. Full breakdown of early access dates, Standard, Deluxe, MVP Bundle and MVP+ pricing, ...

Square Enix Says Controversial Kingdom Hearts Collection Art Was the Result of 'Human Error,' Not Generative AI

The controversial key art for Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 did not contain any AI-generated materials and was actually the result of "human error," according to a new statement from Square Enix.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Shows 15 Minutes of Campaign Gameplay

New gameplay shows Jakku racing, branching campaign choices, vehicle upgrades, environmental hazards, and plenty of aggressive contact.