503RADARINCIDENT ARCHIVEMETHODOLOGY
RESOLVED

Xbox Network outage — August 3, 2026

Store & subscriptions — Making in-game purchases: Impacted

Xbox Network’s Multiple services was disrupted for 12h 46m on August 3, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 11:38 UTC, 10h 44m before the official status page acknowledged impact.

Key facts

DetectedAugust 3, 2026 · 11:38 UTC
Confirmed22:23 UTC · lead time 10h 44m
Resolved00:24 UTC
Duration12h 46m
ServiceMultiple services

Timeline

  1. 11:38Z

    Detected · Signal

    Independent signals for Multiple services on XBOX crossed the signal threshold.
  2. 22:23Z

    Confirmed · Official

    An official XBOX status-page notice corroborated the event — 10h 44m after detection.
  3. 00:24Z

    Resolved

    Signal volume fell back below the threshold; the event was closed.

How this was detected

1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on XBOX. 2 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=-1.0σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 10h 44m after the crowd.