A major XBOX outage prevented some players from accessing digital and physical games, raising new questions about how much control users retain over disc-based purchases. Physical XBOX Games Also Stopped WorkingThe most concerning reports involved physical games. He also described the 15-hour XBOX outage as unacceptable and confirmed that Microsoft was investigating why saved licenses failed for some players. XBOX Outage Raises Game Ownership ConcernsThe incident has renewed concerns about physical game preservation. Microsoft now needs to show that supported physical games and converted digital licenses will remain accessible when XBOX network services fail.