Minecraft Is Down For Everyone, Not Just You
Minecraft experienced a widespread global outage on June 1, 2026, beginning around 12:30 AM PT, rendering the blocky sandbox game inaccessible to players worldwide. This represents a rare service disruption for the massively popular title.
Players attempting to launch Minecraft through the official Minecraft Launcher encountered authentication failures. The launcher displayed error messages stating “Oh no! Something went wrong, and we couldn’t connect to the Minecraft services. Please connect to the internet to refresh your offline access” and “We were unable to verify what products you own. Please check your internet connection.” These errors prevented players from verifying their accounts and accessing their game libraries.
The outage affected Minecraft’s authentication and service infrastructure, essential systems for account verification and online gameplay access. According to reports on Downdetector, the issue became widespread as the outage progressed.
This marks a significant service disruption for one of the world’s most popular video games. The previous major widespread Minecraft outage occurred in October 2025, when a global Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure failure affected multiple Microsoft services, including Minecraft authentication and Xbox Live. The rarity of such comprehensive service outages underscores Minecraft’s typically reliable infrastructure, making this incident notable for its impact on the global player community.