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Xbox players reported disc games failing during outage, Microsoft clarifies
Source headline: Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
Threat level
Medium
Signal strength
65/100
Source confidence
1 source
Published
2 hours ago
Intelligence Summary
A recent Xbox service interruption caused some players to be unable to access disc-based offline games. Microsoft says this should not have happened under its Xbox licensing and disc entitlement checks. Xbox technology leader Scott Van Vliet states that disc inspection and licensing validation should not block play during an outage or when consoles are offline. The company is investigating reports of failed disc access. Users affected may want to retry once services stabilize and watch for an official remediation update.
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The Verge
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
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