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Xbox explains outage preventing players from accessing games, CTO says it will "do better"
Xbox's CTO Scott Van Vliet explained that a failure in a shared internal licensing service caused a widespread outage, preventing players from signing in and accessing their games. The issue also impacted publishing and store partners. Xbox is conducting a review to prevent similar failures and improve recovery times, with service restoration occurring unevenly across regions.
Xbox ber om ursäkt för gårdagens strul och avbrott
Xbox has apologized for a widespread service outage that prevented players from logging in, accessing their game libraries, and launching games. Scott Van Vliet, CTO for Xbox, explained the issue stemmed from a licensing service and promised improvements in error detection and communication. The company plans to share more details on platform improvements in the coming weeks.
Xbox CTO pins Xbox Network downtime on external “licensing service”
Xbox Chief Technical Officer Scott Van Vliet explained that a recent Xbox Network outage was caused by an external licensing service failure, impacting game sign-ins, library access, and purchases. The company is implementing changes to prevent single points of failure and improve transparency during future incidents. The outage also highlighted ongoing concerns about restrictive DRM policies affecting game access.
Xbox Live’s Extended Network Outage Was “Unacceptable”, Says CTO
Xbox division CTO Scott Van Vliet apologized for a 15-hour network outage that prevented users from accessing games and services. The extended downtime was caused by an external licensing service failure, which cascaded into broader issues. Microsoft plans to improve its infrastructure to prevent similar incidents and increase transparency with users.
Xbox hires analyst who said games were losing the attention battle with gambling, crypto and porn as chief strategy officer in another leadership revamp
Xbox has undergone another leadership revamp, with new gaming boss Asha Sharma hiring Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer. Ball, an analyst who previously stated games were losing the attention battle to gambling, crypto, and porn, is tasked with strengthening the console side of Xbox. Scott Van Vliet, with an AI background, has been hired as chief technology officer to improve product development.
Xbox Adds Two New Heavy Hitters to Its Leadership Team
Xbox has appointed Matthew Ball as Chief Strategy Officer and Scott Van Vliet as Chief Technology Officer to bolster its leadership team. Ball, formerly of Amazon Studios and CEO of Epyllion, brings extensive strategy and investment experience, while Van Vliet has a background with Microsoft products and gaming development. These appointments are part of ongoing leadership changes under CEO Asha Sharma.
Xbox announces hire of veteran analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer, and AI and Amazon veteran as CTO
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has appointed industry analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer and Amazon veteran Scott Van Vliet as chief technology officer as part of an ongoing management restructure. Ball, a recognized metaverse expert and longtime gamer, will report directly to Sharma, while Van Vliet will focus on improving the product development pipeline. Chris Schnakenberg was also promoted to corporate vice president of partnerships and business development.
Report: Xbox adds Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet to leadership team
Xbox has appointed game industry analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer and Scott Van Vliet, formerly of Microsoft's Azure OpenAI, as chief technology officer to bolster its leadership team. These changes follow Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's recent appointments and directives to accelerate operations.
