Outriders players need to ride out the server issues.
What you need to know
- Outriders is a brand-new co-op looter shooter from Square Enix and People Can Fly.
- The game launches today, and is included in Xbox Game Pass, but is being hit with intermittent online issues.
- Players are having trouble signing in to the game, joining their friend's lobbies, and playing in online co-op.
- The Outriders team seems to have fixed some of these issues, but players may still experience trouble.
Update April 2, 2021 at 1:53 pm ET: Outriders is having server issues again. The developers have announced on Twitter that they are aware of problems and are investigating.
Heads up - We're aware of server issues and are looking into it!
— Outriders (@Outriders) April 2, 2021
Please keep an eye on https://t.co/RctdYwAXHg
Update April 2, 2021 at 2:40pm ET: Outriders' developers have issued a second update, saying that they're still investigating on-going issues, although some users may be able to reconnect. We'll update this article when the issues have been resolved.
Our teams are continuing to work around the clock to resolve these issues.
— Outriders (@Outriders) April 2, 2021
We understand how frustrating this situation can be and truly appreciate your patience.
While we're waiting... Got any tips for your fellow Outriders? Fire off in the replies! https://t.co/WHTf93Shel
Update April 2, 2021 at 4:29pm ET: Outriders' developer People Can Fly has leveraged blame on Square Enix for the on-going issues, delivering a statement on their own Twitter account.
To All Players: pic.twitter.com/xBpcc6g9T1
— People Can Fly (@PCFPeopleCanFly) April 2, 2021
Update April 2, 2021 at 5.29pm ET: Outriders' authentication servers are starting to come back online gradually, according to Square Enix.
📣 We are now re-opening servers in two phases! 📣
— Outriders (@Outriders) April 2, 2021
We are BACK ONLINE GLOBALLY EXCEPT IN THE US.
As soon as we have confirmed stable server loads for the rest of the world, we will bring the US online.
This has been done to ensure login servers are not overwhelmed. https://t.co/djLzOSLiid
Original article:
The latest big game release is Outriders, which officially releases today. This game is a co-op focused looter shooter that combines aspects of popular games like the Division 2, Destiny 2, and many more. However, despite cross-play co-op being a huge component of what makes Outriders appealing for many gamers, Outriders is running into a string of network-related issues on launch days. The Outriders team has been staying on top of it all day to resolve issues.
Server Issues Update:
— Outriders (@Outriders) April 1, 2021
We are returning to normal operational stability and are seeing players successfully re-enter the game.
Please try logging in again, but be patient if it takes a moment.
We are also working to ensure this same particular issue will not happen again. https://t.co/PpSHik8aYu
Players have been running into issues in Outriders, including:
- Trouble authenticating and signing in to Outriders initially
- Trouble connecting to friends and co-op lobbies
- Poor connections, network lag, and more inside of lobbies
- Intermittent disconnects from co-op lobbies
The Outriders team is working hard to resolve all these issues. It's not immediately clear what's causing these issues, but it does seem like Outriders uses P2P (peer-to-peer) for online multiplayer, which means one player in a lobby "hosts" the other players. P2P usually isn't as reliable as dedicated servers. On top of this, many of the online multiplayer issues also seem to be stemming from the requirement of a Square Enix account to sign-in and play Outriders (Outriders uses Square Enix accounts to enable cross-play).
Things should be considerably better for Outriders than they were earlier today but bear in mind that you may still run into some issues attempting to play the game, especially in co-op. Hopefully, things continue to improve for Outriders, since the game is at its best when played with friends in online co-op. You can keep track of Outriders issues through the Outriders status page.
Outriders is available now for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. You can also play Outriders at no additional cost through Xbox Game Pass for consoles. If you aren't familiar with Outriders or these kinds of games, be sure to check out our ultimate beginner's guide to Outriders for some sweet tips and tricks.
Outriders hasn't been around long enough for us to say for certain, but if the game delivers it can certainly earn a place on our list of best Xbox Game Pass games.
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via https://AiUpNow.com April 2, 2021 at 01:57PM by Zachary Boddy, Khareem Sudlow,
