Xbox Outage Blocks Disc-Based Games Too: What Gamers Need to Know

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening has caused widespread disruption, affecting not only digital game access but also blocking players from launching disc-based games. According to Xbox's status page, the outage started around 11 PM ET on Sunday, preventing users from logging in, launching apps, or finding games on the Xbox store. By Monday morning, the page updated to note that users "may have problems" playing both digital and disc games, a claim confirmed by numerous social media posts. A colleague at The Verge reported being able to launch owned digital games but encountering errors when trying to boot Game Pass titles. The outage highlights the increasing reliance on online verification even for physical media.