Microsoft has announced it's to start limiting how many people can join the Xbox One Preview program in the future.

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A post on the company's forums reveals a surge in the number of applications means it's not able to handle a tremendous number of new participants.“Due to a tremendous response from our fans, the Xbox Preview program has reached a near-capacity level,” it reads. "With that in mind, we are slowing the number of new people we are accepting to optimize for testing. We are thankful for the amount of interest we’ve received to date and look forward to sharing more details on preview opportunities soon.”For those not in the know, anyone who's part of the preview program gets access to new and upcoming Xbox features before anyone else in a bid to iron out the kinks before it's rolled out to the masses. Currently, members are able to test out backwards compatibility , with the upcoming UI overhaul also set to hit the service first.

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