Obsidian's RPG sequel The Outer Worlds 2launches today. But the process hasn't been as seamless as the devs and series fans would have liked. Shortly after the game's launch at 1 p.m. EDT, would-be players began reporting difficulty accessing the game on Xbox consoles, Windows PC, and via Game Pass. The issues with accessing The Outer Worlds 2 are due to a wider outage affecting Microsoft's Azure platform, which is the digital foundation for much of the company's software and networking infrastructure.

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