Popular gaming platforms including Roblox and Fortnite are gradually restoring service after a significant Amazon Web Services outage impacted numerous online services. The disruption highlighted the internet’s reliance on cloud infrastructure providers, with recovery efforts continuing throughout the morning hours.
Widespread Gaming Disruption
Numerous popular online games and services experienced significant downtime early Tuesday morning, according to reports, with platforms including Roblox, Fortnite, and Pokémon GO becoming inaccessible to players. Sources indicate the disruption stemmed from an outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that hosts substantial portions of the internet’s infrastructure.