[Authentication] Player Names service errors

The issue with the Player Names service was resolved at 00:10 UTC on Saturday, 27 September.

The PlayerNames service performance has improved significantly. We are continuing to monitor it closely and will post further updates as we return to normal levels.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Engineers are investigating. Further updates will be provided as we work to resolve the issue.

You may experience occasional authentication errors.

We are currently experiencing an issue with the UGS - Authentication, Player Names service. Calls to the UpdatePlayerNameAsync() method are returning a 503 server error.

Engineers are investigating. Further updates will be provided as we work to resolve the issue.