A significant disruption at Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 datacenter caused widespread outages for popular online games and digital platforms. Services including Fortnite, Roblox, and Nintendo Switch Online were temporarily unavailable during the incident. The outage underscores the critical role of cloud infrastructure in today’s connected world.
Widespread Service Disruption Hits Major Online Platforms
A massive internet outage originating from Amazon Web Services infrastructure caused significant disruptions to numerous popular online services in the early hours of Monday morning, according to reports. The incident particularly affected the gaming sector, with major titles including Fortnite and Roblox experiencing widespread service unavailability. Nintendo’s online services for Switch consoles were also among the affected platforms, sources indicate.