A significant portion of Xbox gamers are currently unable to access online services and features like multiplayer gaming, game libraries, and account sign-in. The widespread outage, which began on November 13th, 2024, has led to a surge in problem reports on Downdetector and social media.
Many affected users are seeing error code 0x80832003 along with a “temporary network problem” message when trying to launch games. While some can still play offline, the inability to connect to Xbox Live is impacting the gaming experience for a large number of players worldwide.
Microsoft has not yet publicly acknowledged the service disruption, even as the official Xbox status page continues to show all services as fully operational. This lack of immediate communication from Xbox during unplanned outages is a common frustration expressed by the gaming community.
Gamers are turning to troubleshooting tips like checking internet connections, clearing the console cache, and performing hard resets in an attempt to resolve the 0x80832003 error. However, the inconsistent nature of the issues suggests the problem lies with Xbox’s network infrastructure.
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On Twitter and gaming forums, players are sharing their experiences with the outage. “Once again Xbox Live servers are down, you pay $20/mo for Game Pass and can’t boot into a game. The outage will last 3-6 hours and will never be acknowledged again. Yet somehow my cell service never goes down,” wrote user @MariaVukmir. Others report intermittent success accessing online features.
With the new Velocity Green Xbox wireless controllers currently on sale for $34.99, more than 45% off, some see the outage as poor timing.
As the Xbox community awaits an official response and resolution, many are reminded of past prolonged outages like the Christmas Eve 2017 incident that lasted over 24 hours. While weekend gaming plans may be disrupted, players hope Microsoft addresses the underlying issues swiftly.