“The Person Who Bought This Needs to Sign In” – Massive Xbox Outage Baffles Fans Across the World
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“The Person Who Bought This Needs to Sign In” – Massive Xbox Outage Baffles Fans Across the World
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Competition among companies has been peaking every day. So, they are constantly trying to release new stuff to keep their users hooked. But with every good thing, there is always a possibility of something going wrong. This can easily be justified after what Xbox users went through last night.
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Like every year, Microsoft’s Xbox is currently developing new games for the future. Due to this, they claim users might face trouble using their devices.
Xbox users are tired of signing in.
If you’re looking forward to playing some of your favorite games on Xbox, I’m sorry, but you can’t. Last night, users all across the world started getting a message saying, ‘The person who bought this game needs to sign in.’ on their consoles. The issue started with gamers being unable to purchase games/ launch cloud gaming.
To this, Xbox apologized to its fans on Twitter and said, ‘We understand users are still experiencing issues launching games and starting Cloud Gaming sessions. We have the right people investigating and will update you here as we get more information. Thank you for your patience.’
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But that did not end here, as multiple users started tweeting about the issue repeatedly. Here’s what they had to say.
When I try to start a game it says the person who bought this needs to sign in why does it say that? If I’m the one who bought it
— Mason (@She_Be_Wet) May 7, 2022
smh @Xbox whats up, every time i try to load a game it says i need to be online or the person that bought it needs to sign in??????
— LARRY SHMURDAAA (@oLARRY2K) May 7, 2022
@XboxSupport I tried to play a game and it said for this game you need to be online, and then it said the person who bought this game needs to sign in even though i use the same xbox at the same place everyday. If anyone sees this please let me know how to fix.
— ZackB_107 (@Zackb107) May 6, 2022
Ayo Xbox what kinda bullshit you on? I'm trying to load up 2k22 yet I need to sign in?
— Mui🏴☠️ (@o1_mui) May 6, 2022
Anyone xbox tripping out rn saying I need to sign in to play my games but I am signed in and I bought all my games @Xbox
— JOK3R 14K 🎮 (@BANK_ROLL_SAV) May 7, 2022
"The person who bought the game needs to sign in" , and "for this game you need to be online". How about YOU take some responsibility xbox?
— Feztinho (@Feztinho) May 6, 2022
Xbox: sign up for the the all access digital games plan
Customers: ok fine
Xbox: “The user who bought this game must be logged in to play”
Literally every Xbox owner: I AM LOGGED IN!!! 😭😭😭
I’m fine. I don’t need to play video games on my weekend. No, I’m not crying!! 😢 pic.twitter.com/Dj0LjmdAlE
— Giovanni G. Garcia (@giovanniphotog) May 7, 2022
@xbox @XboxSupport I keep trying to get on my games but its saying I need to sign in to the account that owns it. Can y’all please fix y’all’s servers. Plus I keep trying to redeem the ghost face skin for among us but it ain’t popping up in my inventory when I check it. WHY?
— Assap.Juan (@juan30355058) May 6, 2022
I just reset my Xbox twice and still can’t play games it says the person who bought this game needs to sign in and tells me I need to be online. Of course it happens during my twitch stream of madden😭😭
— Erik massaker (@massaker_erik) May 6, 2022
Yo @Xbox @XboxSupport fix your shit so I can play my games "The person who bought this needs to sign in" or "you need to be online for this game" is a joke!!
— Preston McCellan (@Moose_l48l) May 7, 2022
Xbox immediately posted a tweet saying, ‘We understand users are still experiencing issues launching games and starting Cloud Gaming sessions. We have the right people investigating and will update you here as we get more information. Thank you for your patience.’
Possible games releasing on Xbox in 2022
Apart from the issue faced by users, Xbox has a bunch of games lined up for 2022. From Forza Horizon five to the return of Master Chief in Halo Infinite, they have an entire list to be unveiled at the E3 in June. There is also a huge possibility of them releasing the Xbox game pass.
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What do you think about this? Did you face the same issue last night, or are you still facing it? Let us know in the comments section.
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