Various Xbox Live users have experienced inaccurate game stats, performance slowdown, inability to access friend lists, and an inability to perform system updates as a result of the influx of Halo 3 owners to Microsoft's online service.
After experiencing trouble on Tuesday night, one gamer reputedly called Microsoft's help line in which a representative responded by saying that Xbox Live was experiencing network difficulties.
The issue appears to be intermittent, however, as several gamers reported no problems outside of inaccurate stat data such as number of players online.
Hundreds of thousands of Halo 3 owners have flocked to Xbox Live since the game first launched on Tuesday at the chance to play others remotely