Is Minecraft facing an outage? Gamers report login and server issues
Many Minecraft players reported that they were unable to access the game early Tuesday; many also blamed widespread network outage that disrupted logins and server connectivity.
According to Downdetector, a website that tracks online outages, there are currently more than 250 complaints from users about outages.
According to the site’s live data, 80% of the complaints came from users who encountered server problems in the application, while 10% struggled with login errors. 10% of the players were also facing difficulties while playing the game.
Microsoft-owned networks began experiencing issues affecting Minecraft players at 1:57 a.m. on November 18.
Users complain on social media
Some Minecraft players complained about the outage on social media platforms and expressed their disappointment with the sudden outage.
One user wrote on
Speaking of Minecraft, another player expressed his disappointment on Downdetector, writing: “It would be GREAT if Rems got through the whole day without any problems.”
Past Minecraft outages
This is the second time in as many weeks that Minecraft has encountered server issues. About three weeks ago, players were unable to access the game due to a similarly major network outage.
This outage occurred after Microsoft Azure experienced an outage that affected multiple platforms that depend on network infrastructure for connectivity. According to a previous statement, users reported that they could not access the websites and applications of various service providers. Mint report.
In 2020, Microsoft decided to stop relying on Amazon to help run the popular Minecraft video game in order to promote its own product, Azure, one of Microsoft’s fastest-growing parts. CNBC.
What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is an online game that allows players to build structures such as houses, farms, and even entire cities from textured cubes in a 3D world.
This game, developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011, was purchased by Microsoft in 2014 for 2.5 billion dollars. This acquisition comes just a few months after Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that Mojang, the game developer behind Minecraft, had chosen to use AWS for Realms. CNBC It was previously reported.
