14 DAY TRIAL // Online services are some of the most important pieces of software for any console in this generation of platforms. From Xbox Live to the PlayStation Network or WiiWare, every such service is vital for gamers to stay in touch with their friends and family and entertain themselves.
But even though Xbox Live is the most popular of the three services, it doesn't mean that it is without its flaws, and one thing that has been hampering the experience of many gamers is the limit of friends that one account can have, which is currently set at 100.
This means that if you lead an active online life and play a lot of multiplayer games, those places might be taken rather quickly. Don't think that Microsoft doesn't know your pain, as the company has revealed, through the voice of Steve Willet, that the company will raise the limit in the near future. He didn't give a concrete time frame, but it's nice to see that at least the development team is thinking about it.
“It is absolutely a continued focus and I am not a technical architect that you could tell you why it's capped there,” he says, “but I will say it continues to come up, it is something that will not be forever, but I can't give you a real time horizon on when it's going to change.”
Sadly this statement doesn't really indicate that the issue is on top of Microsoft's to-do list, but considering the fact that services like Games on Demand and support for Facebook, Twitter or Last.fm will soon make their appearance for Xbox Live, the company has a lot of work to do.
Has the 100-friend limit ever caused you serious problems or do you think that currently it is enough for almost any type of gamer? Leave us a comment to this article with your opinion about Xbox Live and its restrictions.