Gamers Were Losing Their Collective Minds When Xbox Live Went Down During Self-Quarantine

Self-quarantine and Xbox Live going down don't mix.

XBox logo in the Fair computer and video games Warsaw Games Week 2015.
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XBox logo in the Fair computer and video games Warsaw Games Week 2015.

As people continue to isolate themselves to combat the spread of COVID-19, many could take comfort in knowing that they may never suffer from absolute boredom as long as they can fire up their Xbox and shave a few hours off their time stuck indoors. Then, on Sunday, tragedy struck when some gamers realized that Xbox Live was down.   

We understand some users may be having issues accessing https://t.co/SoIhwJROia, and are currently looking into it. Please check back here for updates as we investigate.

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) March 15, 2020

Microsoft confirmed that some users were having trouble logging into Xbox Live, and buying downloadable items. While we understand that there are definitely bigger issues going on in the world today, let's take a moment to let these individuals vent their frustrations as they try to do their part practicing social distancing. 

I’ve been waiting for hours, quarantine not so fun atm

— Ken (@KvSqueezy) March 15, 2020

xbox is really making this “social distancing” thing hard to accomplish 😔

— alex ❤️‍🔥 (@phanderssides) March 15, 2020

Me: well I guess I'll play some xbox now during the quarantine

Xbox servers: pic.twitter.com/kr9Y1SZVKk

— ☆ Top G JT ☆ 🇺🇸🍻🇮🇹 (@MericanJT) March 15, 2020

Nooooooooo!!! Corona Virus put me out of a job and now I can't even access Xbox Live?! pic.twitter.com/LHNP4JWyxZ

— Autist Jones 🌈⃤ Ovah Here (@StriveInvictus) March 15, 2020

Bro the corona virus is here and Xbox live is down? At this point I’ll take death pic.twitter.com/bEtY5prAyt

— Drift (@DrifterShoots) March 15, 2020

Players should once again be able to sign in and access Xbox Live services normally! Thank you for your patience and as always, we're listening. https://t.co/fD18Mjpx6W

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) March 15, 2020

Luckily, it appears that everything is right again with Xbox Live.

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