8 months ago
AWS Denies Outage Amid Gaming Disruptions
On Christmas Eve night, many people had trouble playing online games like Fortnite, ARC Raiders, and Rocket League.
Over 35,000 people worldwide and 4,000 in the US reported problems.
Some people couldn't log in to Fortnite, and others couldn't connect to ARC Raiders.
The Epic Games Store and Steam also had issues.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), which helps these games and stores work, said there was no big problem with their servers.
They think the issues might have come from other parts of the internet.
AWS told everyone to check their official website for the latest information.
AWS denied claims of a major outage but users reported widespread disruptions on Christmas Eve night.
Over 35,000 users globally and 4,000 in the US reported issues with gaming platforms like Fortnite, ARC Raiders, and Rocket League.
Fortnite players encountered login failures and server connection issues, while ARC Raiders players faced network timeout errors.
The Epic Games Store and Steam also experienced service interruptions, affecting purchases and game redemptions.
AWS advised users to rely on their official status page for accurate information and denied any disruption to their infrastructure.
- Who
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) users and gaming platforms
- What
- Widespread outages and service disruptions
- Where
- Global, affecting multiple gaming platforms
- When
- Christmas Eve night
- Why
- Service disruption and connection issues
Key facts
- Service Affected
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Reported Outages
- 35,000+ users globally, 4,000 in the US
- Impacted Platforms
- Fortnite, ARC Raiders, Rocket League, Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation Network
- Outage Duration
- Christmas Eve night
- Issue Type
- Service disruption and connection issues
Timeline
X crashes again, server overload suspected.
Users relive May's nightmare on X, now Twitter.
Cloudflare's December maintenance sparks chaos.
Fortnite falls victim to Cloudflare's outage.
Thousands worldwide, 4K in US, left offline on Christmas Eve.
Quotes
AWS Newsroom
The official AWS Newsroom account on X (formerly Twitter)
“No, that's false. AWS services are operating normally today, but an event elsewhere on the internet has prompted some inaccurate speculation on social media.”
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Sources
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