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Xbox One - my digital games won't start
- Thread starter ManUnkindH
- Start date
what?
My digital games work fine. It's anything tied to online that's not working. That's as expected during an online outage. (Except plex not workimg, that's super dumb.)
LUXURY
Member
I can't play any digital games.
Ricerocket
Member
holy shit it's that simple! Does MS tell folks this? Or do you have to google it?
if only. I'm so glad 360 BC is a thing. Hopefully this keeps being a thing for each successive release.
Already happening.
Multiplayer game that ended up closing the servers?
I can't even start a bunch of my games offline. I figured if I can't play PvZ2 I'd just go and play some Powerstar Golf so I switched to offline and tried to run it and I got the same error message I had been getting while online. This is very disappointing. Live has been pretty shitty this gen.
Pathfinder
Member
Ahh yes, there is that. Though I'm not a huge multiplayer gamer in general, so I haven't really had to go through that kind of loss before.
No, they don't tell people that their backwards-designed system allows for the console to ignore the fact that it can't connect to the internet.
HighResTomato
Member
Netflix/YouTube/NowTV not working for me. Plex works though.
I've been playing Rocket League online most of the night but that's literally the only thing that works for me. This is so weird.
Cynn
Member
I played an hour or so of Halo 5 after being locked out. That was an hour ago.
The Albatross
Member
1) it is my home Console.
2) the games I wish to play don't work without being online or aren't worth playing -- Rocket League, Madden 16. Regardless the games should still at least boot up with network issues, instead of horrendously unhelpful error messages and crashing to the dashboard every few seconds.
Beyond that the insane smattering of errors on the Xbox tonight is impressive. This error appeared when I went to open Rocket League.
Error code negative 2.1 billion.
I've used Netflix and played Geometry Wars 3 within the past hour or so.
my console is set to offline mode and I'm playing halo 5 right now
Conor_Fool
Banned
I'm able to get online and play Rocket League but my achievements aren't unlocking. Anyone else that's online not getting achievements?
fargofallout
Member
I came across this thread and decided to see if I'm affected. I tried launching a few digital games, but was unable to (except Rock Band 4, but I didn't have any instruments out to see if I could play it). Then I put myself into offline mode, and I was able to launch games fine.
jabberwocker
Banned
Im in the US about an hour ago it told me to insert me disc for netflix. LOL
edit: 2006 again i guess
edit: 2006 again i guess
bananafactory
Banned
How can a network outage completely break a system like this? What the hell is that error message even?
Im afraid to even turn my X1 on
Im afraid to even turn my X1 on
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Doge
Unconfirmed Member
I signed out of my profile, hard reseted my xbox and I am good to go. yassssssssss
The Albatross
Member
I've been boiling some nirnroot and oil pulling because I heard that helps.
LUXURY
Member
They really have. I can't even try to defend them anymore. It's sad.
1) it is my home Console.
2) the games I wish to play don't work without being online or aren't worth playing -- Rocket League, Madden 16. Regardless the games should still at least boot up with network issues, instead of horrendously unhelpful error messages and crashing to the dashboard every few seconds.
Beyond that the insane smattering of errors on the Xbox tonight is impressive. This error appeared when I went to open Rocket League.
Error code negative 2.1 billion.
So the games don't launch at all? Where is that error screen from?
MP games with no servers is not a digital exclusive issue.
I've been able to start up games as well as Netflix.
1) it is my home Console.
2) the games I wish to play don't work without being online or aren't worth playing -- Rocket League, Madden 16. Regardless the games should still at least boot up with network issues, instead of horrendously unhelpful error messages and crashing to the dashboard every few seconds.
Beyond that the insane smattering of errors on the Xbox tonight is impressive. This error appeared when I went to open Rocket League.
Error code negative 2.1 billion.
Yes, if online is down then MP only games won't be playable. That part isn't going to change regardless of if your console is offline or not.
RowdyReverb
Member
I was able to watch a blu-ray and play Resident Evil HD just now, but no pins or Netflix
bananafactory
Banned
Rocket League has a single player mode. It's ridiculous that it would get an error on LAUNCH. At worst it should throw an in game error that it can't connect to servers
Furthermore, READ the error. Even the error message is broken!
The Albatross
Member
Yep.
It just sucks.
Today I worked from 730 to 630, made dinner, did laundry, chores, then did freelance from 8 to 1015... At 1015 I settled down to play 45mins of games, and the service I pay for doesn't work and causes the entire system to shit the bed. I spend 10 mins resetting various things because it's not clear that this is a network issue (infact I'm signed into xbox live talking to a friend...). Finally at 1030 I go on to find that it's a network issue and to even boot a game I have to force my console to offline mode, and also potentially sign out of my profile, hard reset. Fuck it, it's just not worth it.
I'd rather complain and take screenshots of the shit not working than fight with the console to get 30minutes of game time in.
It just sucks.
Today I worked from 730 to 630, made dinner, did laundry, chores, then did freelance from 8 to 1015... At 1015 I settled down to play 45mins of games, and the service I pay for doesn't work and causes the entire system to shit the bed. I spend 10 mins resetting various things because it's not clear that this is a network issue (infact I'm signed into xbox live talking to a friend...). Finally at 1030 I go on to find that it's a network issue and to even boot a game I have to force my console to offline mode, and also potentially sign out of my profile, hard reset. Fuck it, it's just not worth it.
I'd rather complain and take screenshots of the shit not working than fight with the console to get 30minutes of game time in.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Nice, so i guess no FarCry Primal at midnight, really disappointing.
Arby 'n' the Chief
Member
it's fixed on my end yay more halo 5
in CA
in CA
The Albatross
Member
The game would boot for 10 seconds and then crash to the daahboard and then give am absurd error message. That one I posted was the 3rd or 4th different error message I got.
Sorry but that's not functioning software design.
There is an offline mode in rocket league, it sucks, but it exists. That was also not playable. The game would boot for like 30 seconds then crash, repeatedly, while not doing anything.
I'm sure I could have gone to offline mode, but at no point did the console suggest that to me. If I wasn't a gaffer and game enthusiast I wouldn't even know what offline mode is.
My Xbox has been having XBL issues all the last week or two. What a piece of shit. As an Xbox fan I'm so annoyed. I'm even having issues apps that don't even use XBL.
Can't believe their paid online service is such shit. Imagine if they went with their original Xbox One plan. People would be going insane since there have been so many outages this year.
Can't believe their paid online service is such shit. Imagine if they went with their original Xbox One plan. People would be going insane since there have been so many outages this year.
The Albatross
Member
That error appeared the 3rd or 4th time I was booted from the rocket league menu screen. Hitting close actually opened the Microsoft Beta signup app. It was a marvel of user experience design so much that I had to take a photo.
tiredheadcrab
Member
Xbox live really shit the bed today. I was expecting this to work when i got home but nope. Wow.
The Albatross
Member
Same. I bought am xbox because I trust Microsoft with online systems. Hell, Microsofts azure cloud service was a major PR feature for Xbox One, not just the hokey "power of the cloud" bull, but that Microsoft has one of the 2nd or 3rd largest server farms on earth at their disposal, and behind Amazon and Google, Microsoft is the pre-eminent leader in huge online networks.
And yet, the last 2 weeks the service has been pretty shitty, and it's not like it's been some marvel of performance outside the last 2 weeks either. Fact is today we're living in an online world where network connectivity less than 99.99% is not acceptable for a paid service, and XBL -- once the gold standard of online networks -- has certainly been worse than that this year.
Savinowned
Member
Netflix is back on in Nashville, TN but sadly still no digital games.