India, July 23 -- Xbox Network (formerly Xbox Live) is experiencing a major disruption today as part of a wider Microsoft service outage affecting logins, store purchases, and online gaming. The disruption began earlier in the day, with a sharp spike in user reports indicating that players are struggling to sign in, access cloud gaming, and connect to online multiplayer servers. The outage is linked to a broader Microsoft infrastructure issue that has impacted various services, leading to lag and errors across user accounts. While Microsoft has reported that network paths are being targeted for mitigation, complete restoration across all regions is still ongoing.

Outage Surge & Timeline

The Xbox Live network experienced a widespread ser...