Obsidian confirms that the release of The Outer Worlds 2 was blocked by the fall of Xbox

The massive fall of services from the Microsoft environment marred a highly anticipated release on console and PC.

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What was supposed to be a grand opening afternoon ended up becoming a frustrating experience for many players. The interruption that affected Microsoft’s online services prevented normal access to the newly released content, leaving thousands of users unable to install, start, or even purchase the title.

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The problem not only blocked the usual functions of the service on console and PC but also basic tools that players use daily to check the network status or seek support. The situation became even more complicated when it occurred just in the first hours after the project’s debut , the moment when there was the most anticipation.

Obsidian confirms that The Outer Worlds 2 was affected by the outage

The studio publicly confirmed that the Microsoft Azure interruption caused The Outer Worlds 2 and the rest of the team’s games to become temporarily inaccessible on Xbox (both on consoles and the PC app) and could not be played through PC Game Pass or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The support team shared a message explaining that they are working with Microsoft to restore normality as soon as possible.

The incident also took down the official Xbox.com page and Microsoft’s support portal, leaving players without updated information during the first minutes of the incident. From Redmond, they assured that they are acting to resolve the DNS issues and recover stability in the affected services as soon as possible.