Published 10:56 IST, February 26th 2021

What happened to Xbox live gold? Xbox live servers went down for 5 hours

What happened to Xbox live gold? The Xbox players were not able to log in due to the online servers going through a major outage. Read on.

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Xbox Live service from Microsoft h gone down for more than a duration of 5 hours today. This stopped users from signing in to ir service. time when Xbox Live servers down was around 3:15 PM ET today, and right after this outrage began, Microsoft confirmed that it has started investigating cause. At 9.49 PM ET Xbox status page was updated where it said that all services are now up and running, but it still isn't working for everyone. Continue reing to know when will Xbox live be back up completely.

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What Happened to Xbox Live Gold?

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As mentioned above, Xbox players were not able to login at all, due to online servers going through a major outage. latest update before issue was almost resolved was at 5 PM ET which mentioned that Microsoft is working on issue, but re wasn't any ETA as to when a resolution can be expected. Here are all updates since outrage started.

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  • Update:
    • 5:10 PM ET - status page says "we're close to resolving issue,".
  • Update 2: 
    • next update from Microsoft was around 15 minutes later
    • status page now says -  "close" 
  • Update 3 (6 PM ET): 
    • Three hours since Xbox live issues started and are still ongoing.
    • status page still says - " A resolution is close"
  • Update 4 (8 PM ET): 
    • Five hours since Xbox live issues started and are still ongoing.
    • status page now says - "It's taking longer than anticipated."
  • Update 5 (9 PM ET): 
    • status page now says - "A resolution is close"
    • re have been reports on social media that players are able to log in after restarting ir systems.
  • Update 6 (9:36 PM ET): 
    • status page now says -  "all clear"
    • Users are able to play again.
    • Those who are still unable to connect, try restarting first.

latest update from Xbox support was that some of users might be getting some errors and issues while trying to play Rec Room. status of this Xbox outrage can be tracked by ir support page here.

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10:56 IST, February 26th 2021