Tech problems hit Xbox Live video service
Extremely high number of downloads in first 24 hours meant content was delayed or never got to the user.
But as a result of "the extremely high number of downloads" over the first 24 hours, the site hit technical problems Friday, which meant that content was delayed, or in some cases, never got to the user at all.
Xbox Live's director of programming Larry Hryb has described the first hours of the downloading service as an "unpleasant experience" for members, but promised that Microsoft was working to resolve the issues.
He said on his official Xbox blog, "We've made progress over the past 24-hours, and the team is dedicated to fixing the issues and continues to work as fast as they can around the clock to get the service running as seamlessly as you have come to expect."
Anyone who ordered
People based in the US who had received error messages or not received their purchased downloads were asked to call Xbox Live customer support on 1-800-4MYXBOX.
Emma Boyes of GamesSpot UK reported from London.