"The Outer Worlds 2 is out today and finally available to play for anyone who didn't pay for the early access edition. That includes tons of Game Pass subscribers across Xbox Series X/S and PC. There's just one problem: A sudden Microsoft Azure outage is causing issues as another slice of the internet faces unexpected downtime. "Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began experiencing Azure Front Door issues resulting in a loss of availability of some services," the company announced on Wednesday. "In addition, customers may experience issues accessing the Azure Portal." Microsoft is currently blaming a "configuration change error" for the downtime."
""Due to an ongoing Azure service outage, The Outer Worlds 2 may be temporarily unavailable to purchase or install on Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox app on PC, and with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass," developer Obsidian Entertainment wrote on X. "The pre-installed game just vanished from my Xbox App today," replied one fan. "How's that even possible?" Another user on Steam wrote, "I can't launch my copy on Game Pass. So it's not working even if you have it installed. Just says something about not being able to sign you in.""
The Outer Worlds 2 launched broadly today, including for Game Pass subscribers on Xbox Series X/S and PC. A Microsoft Azure outage beginning at approximately 16:00 UTC caused Azure Front Door failures and intermittent Azure Portal access, with Microsoft attributing the problem to a "configuration change error." Xbox, first-party studios, and Obsidian reported impacts that prevented purchases, installs, sign-ins, and play for some users. Grounded multiplayer Shared Worlds and online modes were also affected. Players reported pre-installed copies disappearing and launch failures. The outage follows a major AWS incident, highlighting centralization risks in cloud-based game distribution and services.
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