XBOX’s Massive Outage Didn’t Spare Physical Game Disc Owners

Xbox outage rendered consoles useless, sparking debate on the future of game ownership. Both physical and digital gamers faced issues, undermining arguments for either format. Calls for improved game preservation tactics and true ownership, not just leasing, from Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo. Mario Tama / XBOXA massive outage that began on Sunday and went into Monday had XBOX console owners seeing red instead of green. In a time where all signs point to a fully digital future for gaming, XBOX gamers had to endure a significant outage that basically turned their consoles into expensive bricks. Yes, the outage shined a bright spotlight on the huge issue of having an all-digital library, as it rendered them useless, but physical game disc warriors were not spared either, according to reports. Per The Verge: An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening didn’t just cause issues for people trying to play digital games — it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too.Xbox’s status page initially reported the outage on Sunday at about 11 PM ET, and it also prevented people from logging in, launching apps, or finding games on the Xbox store. This morning, the page also noted th...