Epic Games store is down because of GTA V: the game has been made free and everyone can buy it. Here’s what’s happening
Epic Game’s store is down: since 17:00 on May 14 you can’t access the website. The “fault” is GTA 5, which from today is available for free for a week on the site of the U.S. software house. Too many simultaneous accesses on the store that have led to the down of the servers and the inability to enter and buy the game.
“An unexpected error has occurred.” This is the message that greets users trying to enter the Epic Game Store. Below the message appears a “500” written in large letters, it refers to the code of the error message. As mentioned above, the reason for the down of the Epic Game Store is the free GTA 5, one of the most purchased games ever and that for seven years dominates the charts of the best-selling titles. The possibility of getting it for free has mobilized millions of players around the world that since 17:00 have flocked to Epic Game servers.
Why can’t you download GTA 5 for free today
Couldn’t access the site. Too many users have been trying to purchase free GTA 5, available on the Epic Game Store since 5pm today. The website is momentarily down and probably the technicians are trying to solve the problems to get back online as soon as possible. We’ll keep you informed.