Xbox Live Glitch Had Users Thinking Their Consoles Were Broken

A momentary glitch in Microsoft's Xbox Live had users around the world in a frenzy.

Jan 30, 2019
A gamer uses a Xbox video game controller to play the video game
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A gamer uses a Xbox video game controller to play the video game
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Image via Getty/Chesnot

A momentary glitch in Microsoft's Xbox Live has users around the world in a frenzy.

For close to three-hours, gamers were subjected to a multiple service issue that impacted the log-in process as well as updating games. And, in some cases, it even sent error messages to consoles. This led users to think their systems were malfunctioning, causing reactions that spilled over to social media.

Me: I want to play some Xbox Xbox: pic.twitter.com/3XDgBGAFGw

— Peyton Hacker (@_peytonhacker) January 30, 2019

Thought my Xbox broke but Xbox live just down pic.twitter.com/wX5vzKAxbo

— Alpha (@alphak190) January 30, 2019

For a second I thought my Xbox had broken, but apparently it’s just Xbox live being down. Pheeewwww 🤣 pic.twitter.com/3CBTocwI8a

— JH (@Jimmyyy_____) January 30, 2019

Xbox Live Servers Are Down Got Me Like... #xboxdown #xboxlive #xboxlivedown pic.twitter.com/8ALl6EebJi

— utd (@minoJ_) January 30, 2019

Xbox live is down. pic.twitter.com/eEv2rzeANV

— NeenLive (@PrettyNeen7) January 30, 2019

Xbox itself took to Twitter to assure consumers that they are aware of the issues with Live and that it is not a problem with their consoles. 

We are aware of reports of Xbox One console startup, title update and sign-in errors. We will keep everyone informed once we have more information to share. Thank you all for your patience.

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) January 30, 2019

Microsoft fixed the bug around 3:30 PM EST and in doing so restored peace and order to the world. 

The issues surrounding Xbox One console startup, sign-in, title update errors, and our status page have now been resolved. Thank you for sticking with us while our teams addressed these issues and we appreciate the reports. As always, we're here and we're listening.

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) January 30, 2019
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