Xbox Live · announcement

20 Years of Gears

Microsoft published this on 06 November 2026. Below is what our monitor is reading from Xbox Live’s own status feed right now, and how the servers have held up lately.

Checked 06 Nov 2026, 16:15 GMT·Re-checked every 5 min·Source: operator feed

Xbox Live servers right now

Operational

Announcement published	06 November 2026, 16:00 UTC
Uptime we measured	100% over 7 days
Last disruption	12 Oct, 4h

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What the announcement says

It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, Gears of War launched on XBOX 360 and introduced the world to Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, and the genius of putting a chainsaw on a gun. Since then, a lot has happened. We’ve released new games, introduced new characters and enemies, and welcomed millions of players into […] The post 20 Years of Gears appeared first on XBOX Wire .

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Announced by Microsoft on 06 November 2026. Source: news.xbox.com. We quote a short extract for identification and link to the original.