Xbox Live hits the slow setting

by Xav de Matos { Apr 4th 2008 at 7:15PM }

We go ahead and announce a social gaming night and Xbox Live goes and hits the slow setting! According to some readers, Xbox Live is experiencing slowdown reminiscent of the Holiday '07 debacle. The general guess is that the popularity of the recently released Call of Duty 4 map pack may have a hand in the current network situation.

While some readers are experiencing login issues, download errors and general feeling of the service being dragged through molasses, we've been receiving friend requests for the last hour and a half for tonight's big game while connected to Xbox Live without any issues other than a slow performance from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Even though Xbox Live is acting up we're still trucking along with tonight's X3F Live! So make sure to add the gamertag X3FLIVE to your Friend's list. Hey, now that we think about it, maybe the lag will help with our sniping!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Tags: downtime, xbox-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Zeus.:God @ Apr 4th 2008 7:27PM

Error code: 8015000a...

Yup- to everything that has to do with game content downloads- patches, demos, content.

EC @ Apr 4th 2008 7:35PM

I don't seem to be having issues at all. Everything is working fine.

Jeramy @ Apr 4th 2008 7:35PM

that image is bomb, i love that movie. xav i remember you referencing arrested developement once too--great taste, man.

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 4th 2008 7:38PM

Meow, do you know how fast you were going?

vin1794 @ Apr 4th 2008 7:38PM

Im very angry. When i launch Halo 3 it prompts me to dl an update and then when i git ok it says an error ocurred and i can't download it!

Grant @ Apr 4th 2008 7:48PM

same thing is happening to me in COD4.
Tells me theres an update, but disconnects me from live first, and then fails because it's not connected to live.
but then i get kicked out to the dashboard and it immediately connects again.
i have gone through this cycle 10 times. it's not a fun game.

vin1794 @ Apr 4th 2008 7:51PM

yea and ive tried turning the console on and off

Gunner43 @ Apr 4th 2008 7:49PM

Yah, it's crappin' out...

Tony Bowman @ Apr 4th 2008 7:50PM

i can see the main categories in the marketplace, but when i click through to something specific, it tell sme there is no content at this time. boo. hiss.

vin1794 @ Apr 4th 2008 7:53PM

I just got mine to work. I don't know how but it did just keep trying

Josh @ Apr 4th 2008 7:54PM

I've been having network problems with Halo 3 for about a week now. It isn't on my end because I completely tore my network apart trying to fix it and with recommended and my best settings, it still happens. It is either more throttling from Comcast or something on Microsoft's end.

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 4th 2008 7:59PM

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!

Will @ Apr 4th 2008 8:02PM

I just spent many many unnerving minutes trying to d/l the new COD4 DLC. Occasionally it actually lets me see the content available for download. Then naturally once that happens I can't add MS Points to start the download. Stressful! Damn you Microsoft, I am trying to spend money and you won't let me!!!

Sora267 @ Apr 4th 2008 8:16PM

XBL may be slow, but as a Wii60 owner, I can confirm it's still harder, better, faster, and stronger than Brawl's online for sure.

Wickedneoq @ Apr 4th 2008 8:35PM

I very much agree with this statement, as I'm also a Wii60 owner, and CoD4 is running smoothly for me at the moment. There has been some stuttering, but nothing ground-shaking. Meanwhile, whenever I play Brawl online, there's always slowdown.

Wii60 @ Apr 4th 2008 9:35PM

You don't own me!

Darknessplayas @ Apr 4th 2008 8:24PM

Wow. I didn't not even notice all of these xbox live problem. Took me one try to download new map, no login issue, no download update issue. I must be one of the lucky one. Yay for me!!!!!!

JUICED @ Apr 4th 2008 8:34PM

Its most likely not world wide or a widespread issue.

SharpBlade @ Apr 4th 2008 8:43PM

Phew! Thank god we don't pay for this service!

oh wait...

DBoyFlex @ Apr 4th 2008 8:44PM

Marketplace won't work, but everything else does for me. I haven't DLed the COD maps, but I could imagine they are not helping the situation.

drew @ Apr 4th 2008 8:45PM

you call of duty whores are so silly. gotta ruin everything for everyone else. bandwagon gamers make me giggle inside.

harma41 @ Apr 4th 2008 9:07PM

Live is so baked, that I cannot even purchase the ms points to buy COD4 and start the download.

must have maps....mmaappss....

Harbir @ Apr 4th 2008 9:33PM

I hav a prb downloadin the update. It says update failed. and after i went to the marketplace it said this error

BowserUSC @ Apr 4th 2008 9:35PM

"experiencing login issues, download errors and general feeling of the service being dragged through molasses"

Ha, that's what happens to me every time I log into or try to log into the PSN.

victor360hd @ Apr 4th 2008 9:45PM

C mon Microsoft i pay for xbox live

turkatron64 @ Apr 4th 2008 10:11PM

Don't even think about trying to redeem a points card so you can actually download the content.... I entered it 5 times and each time it would say "1400 points card" and you try to redeem it and it gives you an error and it just makes you enter it again. I tried entering it on Xbox.com as well...but same problem. It better not be the card itself....

brainchild187 @ Apr 4th 2008 10:25PM

yeah, it's not the card.....I tried a few times with a 4000 point card and it does the same thing to me. Just wait it out, I'm sure it'll get better by tomorrow

dylan @ Apr 4th 2008 10:41PM

maybe everyone will get a sucky game that is entertaining for two seconds... just be prepared with a microscope so you can find your character.

Jean Sebastien @ Apr 4th 2008 10:45PM

Just got a red ring.... im thinking of doing the repair process to sell it after... buy a ps3 or better a pc...

Fuck microsoft!

Dixon @ Apr 4th 2008 11:03PM

It's not letting me redeem my 1400 points card either.... and I really wanted to play the new maps tonight *cry*

ccc @ Apr 4th 2008 11:03PM

I mentioned this 2 days ago as the possiable reason for Mr driller running like garbage.

I think its more to do with the shut down they did on tuesday.

CHAD @ Apr 4th 2008 11:09PM

I downloaded maps from in-game option not from marketplace with no problem...i hope this helps a few cod4 addicts

huntermunkey @ Apr 4th 2008 11:17PM

I still can't dl the new COD4 maps. Woe is me. :(

Imhotep @ Apr 5th 2008 2:03AM

This is the second time this happened. Xbox live has been buggy, slow, and a pain to work with since the Spring dashboard update in December.

The new interface is stupid and a pain in the ass to work with, the interface before this was perfect.

Just shut down XBL for a week, install more servers so we can feel like our 50 bucks a year was once worth it. Till then, I'm not renewing my subscription that runs out tomorrow.