Coronavirus came for your avatars: Microsoft imposes restrictions on the work of Xbox Live

Company Microsoft reported that due to the global pandemic of the Chinese coronavirus, the load on the cloud services of the IT giant increased by 775% in all regions. This is stated in an official statement.

This is an increased load on infrastructure Xbox liveprojects Microsoft teamspresented in Xbox game pass games as well as when using Windows Virtual Desktop and Mixer. As a result, players began to complain about various failures.

Because of this, the company decided to introduce certain changes to maintain streaming capabilities. However, some solutions look very strange. So, players are temporarily banned from creating new custom avatars, as this will reduce the load on moderators.

The quality of video streaming will also be degraded. In addition, negotiations are underway with publishers in order to limit the processes that load the infrastructure during peak hours. It is about the speed of downloading updates, games and other materials. I decided on a similar step earlier and Sony.

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