Xbox Live down: Microsoft confirm Xbox One hit by signing in issues
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live is down for many users
MICROSOFT has confirmed that the Xbox Live services on Xbox One and Xbox 360 are down for many fans.
 
UPDATE ONE: New signing in issues has hit Xbox One users in the UK and North America, Microsoft has confirmed.
Writing on the official Xbox Live service status page, the tech giant revealed that fans were struggling to access key online features today.
"Hey Xbox members, are you having issues signing in to Xbox Live? We are aware of this and are working hard to get it resolved ASAP!" an official Microsoft statement reads.
"Thank you for being patient in the meantime. We’ll post another update when more information becomes available."
Problems first started being reported at around 9pm UK time and seem to confirm a major world outage for Xbox Live.
Earlier in the week saw similar issues hit fans on Xbox One and Xbox 360, although these proved short-lived.
One fan wrote: "First day I've had to have a little play see if it's decent and connection goes in first game, typical."
While another added: "Same here. It says I'm not connected to Xbox Live at all and I've had two achievements in the past 24 hours disappearing from my overall gamerscore."
 
Xbox Live down: Microsoft confirm Xbox One hit by signing in issues
Core Xbox services are currently offline
Microsoft have confirmd that users are having difficulty logging into core services, leaving many unable to play games or use key features since around 2pm, UK time.
An Xbox statement on the latest outage reads: "Hey Xbox members, we know you’re having issues signing in to Xbox Live, and our best engineers are working to fix the issue as quickly as possible.
"Thanks for being patient while we get everything back to normal! We’ll post an update as soon as we know more."
It is currently unclear what is causing the latest outage or how long it could last.
No other issues are being reported using apps or multiplayer functions and many fans who were already logged in are not being affected.
One user wrote: Wanted to play Destiny but can't get past the sign in page, getting a bunch of error messages whenever I try."
Following the services last major outage, Xbox Live gamers were calling for their money back after after having to suffer HOURS without connection.
Gamers have got accustomed to online services going down with fans suffering hours without Xbox services back in August.
Since the infamous Lizard Squad attack over the festive period, Xbox and PlayStation gamers have continued to face regular outages.

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