Reports of widespread disruptions affecting popular online games like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Arc Raiders emerged on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with users in the US experiencing login and server connection issues. Outage trackers indicated thousands of users reported problems, leading to speculation of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. However, AWS has denied experiencing any major disruption, stating its services were operational and attributing the user-reported issues to an unrelated internet event. While AWS pointed to its Health Dashboard as the sole reliable source for service status, confusion persisted among gamers.