March 25th, 2016 
Mark [UPDATE] The problems have now been resolved, Microsoft reported.
The original story is below.
Microsoft has issued an Xbox Live service alert, letting users know that “social and gaming” services are currently impacted. Specifically, joining Xbox Live games and accessing party chat are affected.
The company says it’s aware of the issues and is “working to provide a fix ASAP.” The latest update on the Xbox Live Support page was time-stamped at 5:26 PM EST.
According to a tweets from the Xbox Support account, the issues are impacting players in the eastern United States as well as other regions around the world.
Bungie’s Destiny is among the affected games.
We’re aware of players on Xbox One having issues connecting to Destiny. Please stand by for updates.
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) March 24, 2016
We will update this post as new details become available regarding this Xbox Live issue.
It’s been something of a tough start to 2016 for Microsoft as it relates to Xbox Live issues. Before today, issues with the service cropped up in January and then again in February. In some cases, the issues blocked players from downloading and even playing their games. Even Snoop Dogg wasn’t happy, saying in a video, “What the **** is you doin’, Bill Gates?!”
In the wake of these problems, it’s possible that Microsoft will compensate Xbox Live users in some way, according to Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb.
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