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Xbox community manager Larry Hyrb, better known by his gamertag moniker of Major Nelson, has revealed via his blog some of the enhancements that will be included in the latest Xbox One system update. These include improvements to the achievement system, party chat and Game hub links, as well as some other unspecified feaures. As is normal for Xbox One system updates, it will be first made available to those enlisted in the Xbox Preview program that gives users an early chance to beta test new features before general release. Other improvements and additions will be revealed later in the week according to Major Nelson and also released through the Preview program by the end of the week. The system update is expected to release to all Xbox One users by the middle of April. The Party chat enhancements come in the form of new troubleshooting guides rather than any improvements to the actual quality of the communications or fixing connection issues. The new help section will help players to