A server outage is currently preventing players from GTA 5 Online.
For a long time, GTA 5 Online ran smoothly with the servers, but currently, things do not look good. After the servers had a “Limited” status this afternoon and not every player could log into the online world, now nothing is working anymore. Server status RED.
Update: The GTA 5 servers are currently coming back online, and the problem seems to be resolved. However, due to the high influx, long loading times and errors are to be expected in the coming hours.
GTA 5 Online Server Status
Currently, the status shows that all platforms (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Social Club) are affected and allowing no one in.
Often, the error message The required files to play GTA Online could not be downloaded from the Rockstar game service. Rockstar itself has not yet commented on this problem. According to a tweet from the group “PoodleCorp,” this appears to be a DDoS attack by this group targeting the GTA servers.
According to the tweets from the group, they also claim responsibility for some server issues with Pokémon GO. What exactly is behind the attacks remains unclear (as is often the case with DDoS attacks). We will keep you updated and inform you as soon as the servers are functioning again.
