The Verge·2 min read·medium
Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc
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Jay Peters
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A widespread Xbox outage prevented users from accessing digital games and, unexpectedly, disc-based games that required license verification. While the service is slowly recovering, the incident highlights the risks of authentication requirements for physical media.
An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn’t just caused issues for people trying to play digital games — it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too.
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