Xbox Live having issues with purchasing content, signing in, and managing accounts

Mark Coppock

Xbox Live Issues 2_22_2016

Xbox Live has been struggling lately, going down a few times last week and leaving some users unable to sign in to the service. Today, Xbox Live is again having issues, and this time, the problems are a little more widespread.

Xbox Live Issues 2_22_2016
Xbox Live Issues 2_22_2016

According to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Status page, users are having some problems. The affected services include:

  • Buying downloadable items
  • Downloading items that you have already purchased
  • Paying for downloadable items with stored currency, adding additional stored currency, or viewing your balance
  • Creating new accounts on Xbox Live, managing those accounts or recovering an account on a different device
  • Signing into Xbox Live

As always, you can opt to have Microsoft notify you by phone call or text when the service is back up and running. In the meantime, let us know via our tips line if you’re having other issues with Xbox Live.