BREAKING NEWS: New Xbox Console Network Crashes On Day One

As Microsoft’s new Xbox went on sale overnight the Companies online gaming network crashed.

Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Live online gaming network suffered an outage the same day the company introduced its new game console to Australia.

Currently key retailers such as JB Hi Fi and Harvey Norman are only selling the new console via their online sites.

The outage reported just after midnight Australian Eastern Time is preventing customers from signing into Xbox Live, the company said on a web page that monitors network status.

It’s an inauspicious start for the Xbox Series S and X, the new consoles from Microsoft, though it’s unclear how widespread the issue is.

Some people have been able to access online services using a Series X system in the USA while Australian consumers appear to be blocked.

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David Richards has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street journalist, he wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian technology media company and prior to that the third largest PR company that became the foundation company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and consumers.