If we understand that network glitches prevent users from accessing online services, such major glitches from Microsoft tend to prevent consoles from identifying all users who purchase downloaded games. As a result, some unlucky users find themselves unable to play their catalogue, even solo and offline. The outages, which began around the world on Friday night, May 6, also blocked access to Xbox cloud games and games from the Game Pass catalog, as well as streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. It is also impossible to go to the store to buy games or content.
After admitting that there is a problem Friday nightthe Xbox support account said at around 2 a.m. Monday this week, everything is in order, although as you can see from the responses, some users still seem to be having connectivity issues. On the Xbox Live feature status page, the lights are now all green.
In any event, this incident has reawakened a legitimate hatred of users against DRM systems, which, in the event of a malfunction, will prevent consumers from enjoying the products they have purchased. The owner of a Gran Turismo 7 recently encountered this during extended 24 hour maintenance.