An Xbox outage is preventing some players from launching digital titles

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Some players are unable to launch cloud games, play digital games, and make purchases from the store because of issues with the Xbox. The company is currently working on a fix for the outage that started around 4PM.

We are aware that some users are unable to purchase games or start Cloud gaming sessions. Please keep an eye on our status page for updates.

We're aware that some users are unable to purchase & launch games or start Cloud Gaming sessions. Our teams are investigating. Please keep an eye here and on our status page for updates. https://t.co/kQKp1LYR4o

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) May 7, 2022

A massive outage lasting several hours on Friday night and into Saturday morning caused this most recent string of issues. Some players were unable to start Cloud Gaming sessions, launch digital games, make purchases, or even access streaming apps.

It looks like issues with its store, digital titles, and Cloud gaming have started to reappear. If you are affected by the outage, you should be able to play games offline if you have an XBOX set. Rebooting your console might help.

Rebooting your console may help resolve some issues.