Minecraft Bedrock Realms experienced a notable service disruption on Saturday, leaving a significant number of players unable to access their worlds for several hours. Frustrated users flocked to social media and outage tracking platforms to voice their concerns, reporting persistent loading issues that prevented them from connecting to servers or engaging in gameplay as expected.
Spike in complaints reported by DownDetector
According to the outage monitoring site DownDetector, reports of issues began to surge around 12 PM EDT. The number of complaints escalated rapidly, peaking at over 4,000 as players faced challenges accessing the Realms service. Most of the reported difficulties were tied to server connectivity, indicating a backend issue rather than isolated user errors.
Server connection issues dominate reports
Data from DownDetector revealed that a staggering 93% of affected users in the United States encountered server connection failures. A smaller segment, accounting for 5% of complaints, reported issues with launching the game, while 2% cited login-related problems. The outage predominantly impacted players of Minecraft Bedrock Edition who rely on Realms for their private multiplayer experiences.
Multiple US cities affected
Several major cities emerged as hotspots during the disruption, with Los Angeles, Houston, Tampa, Chicago, and Minneapolis reporting the highest numbers of outage complaints. As of the latest updates, neither Mojang nor Microsoft had provided a detailed public explanation for the incident, leaving the duration of the service disruption uncertain.
Minecraft Bedrock Realms enables players to host always-online multiplayer worlds across various platforms, making such outages particularly disruptive for users who depend on the service for cooperative gameplay.
What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a sandbox-style game that invites players to create and explore expansive three-dimensional worlds composed of block-like elements. Gamers can construct everything from simple homes to intricate farms and vast cities using these digital blocks. Developed by Mojang Studios, the game officially launched in 2011. In 2014, Microsoft acquired the Swedish developer in a deal valued at .5 billion, shortly after Amazon Web Services announced that Mojang had chosen its cloud infrastructure to support Minecraft Realms, as reported by CNBC.
