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Xbox’s latest retro gaming blast from the past: friend requests.

While we hadn’t really noticed they were gone, it seems like the Xbox One revamp swapped out requests to make anyone who added you a Twitter-style follower unless you added them back.

Now Xbox is testing a return to the old ways, which might make it easier to notice real friends among the spammers saying they want to buy your Fortnite account.

Screenshot of the Xbox menu showing 6 pending friend requests
Image: Xbox
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