Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games
Summary
Xbox experienced a nearly 20-hour outage caused by a licensing system error that incorrectly blocked some players from playing games using physical discs. Xbox’s technology chief said this problem should not have happened and promised a fix, amid ongoing concerns about the future of physical game ownership as the industry moves toward digital-only sales.Key Facts
- The Xbox outage lasted about 20 hours and was caused by a licensing check failure.
- Some players could not access games on physical discs during the outage.
- Xbox confirmed that disc-based games should still be playable even during online issues.
- A future update will fix the problem to prevent it from happening again.
- PlayStation also had a network outage recently, raising similar worries.
- Game companies are moving toward selling mostly digital versions instead of physical discs.
- Sony plans to stop releasing physical PlayStation games starting in January 2028.
- Some consumers and groups are concerned about losing control over game ownership with digital-only models.
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