Recently, a professional "Halo" player named Brett Leonard (game ID "Naded") pointed out on social media that the Xbox console may have a "major design flaw" that will directly affect the game's performance.
Leonard first mentioned this issue as early as December 18, suggesting that "the Xbox messaging system is related to the console and the way the game runs." On December 27, he further elaborated on his experience and the temporary solution he found.
According to his description, after deleting the huge friend list (more than 1,000 people) and message records on the Xbox Series
He concluded on the social platform: "Compared to the game experience a few hours ago, the change is immediate - and this is just because I deleted the friend. Opening the camera (especially the light rifle in "Halo 4") feels completely different/faster, the response speed of the operation input is unprecedentedly improved, and there is no lag even if a large number of commands are input at the same time. Although I do not fully understand the principle, if the account status can directly affect the game feel, this is undoubtedly a major design flaw."
To verify the effect, Leonard conducted the test again after clearing the account data, and added: "After removing the account content as much as possible (including thousands of friends), the user interface speed was improved again, and the game experience was completely different. Shooting decisions were faster, and all games (including various animations) "
Although this is only a test of individual players and cannot yet confirm that there are "design flaws" in the system, there are precedents for similar problems. It is reported that a musician named "M3RKMUS1C" reported the relevant situation about ten years ago: "When the Xbox One was forcibly upgraded to Windows 10, all privacy settings were turned on by default. I received a large number of followers, messages, and session join requests, which caused the console to crash and "Black Ops 3" was almost unplayable. Surprisingly, similar problems seem to still exist on Series
Leonard suggested that if you want to reduce the impact, you can try "Follow" instead of "Add Friend" because the former uses "much lighter" system resources.
At present, this problem has not been reported on a large scale, and related phenomena still need to be further verified. Have you ever experienced changes in Xbox performance due to a large friend list? Welcome to share your experience in the comment area.