# Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

> An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn’t just caused issues for people trying to play digital games — it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/games/971545/xbox-outage-disc-physical-games?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a67cd93df1d4c479bae55a1)
- **Published:** 2026-07-27
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #apple #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a67cd93df1d4c479bae55a1

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