Xbox Live was down for many – here’s what we know

If you had trouble signing into your Xbox account earlier today, you weren't alone. Xbox Live and its sign-in services experienced a disruption earlier, with reports on Down Detector spiking past 2,200 around 10:30 AM ET on February 17, 2026.

Interestingly enough, Xbox's status page showed an issue with 'Games & Gaming' specifically: "You may have problems syncing game saves to the cloud." The oddity here, though, is that the issue says it was first reported on 11/17/2025, 6:02:00 PM, and that it's taking longer than anticipated as of 2/17/2026, 10:42:54 AM.

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2026-02-17T15:50:24.188Z

Here's a look at the Xbox Status page, as I wrote above, it certainly looks a little strange, but does show an active issue with 'Limited' functionality.

Xbox Status Page 2:17 1050AM — (Image credit: Xbox)

2026-02-17T15:59:35.397Z

Down Detector reports are dropping

Well, it seems this might be a short-lived disruption to Xbox Live, as reports on Down Detector are starting to drop. While these did rise to over 2,200, reports are now under 1,000 at 749 – still a spike higher than the baseline, but showing fewer reports and a bit of recovery.

Down Detector Reports are down for Xbox Live — (Image credit: Down Detector)

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