Confirmed: Xbox One NOT Always-Online

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-doesnt-require-internet-connection

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Shortly after the Xbox Reveal event today, Microsoft revealed that its new console does not require a constant internet connection.

According to Spike TV's Geoff Keighley, Microsoft's Don Mattrick confirmed that the Xbox One is not "always on."

The news disproves rumors that have been kicking around since last year and building ever since. Earlier this year, controversy over the requirement led to the departure of Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth, though an alleged internal memo later debunked the feature.

Developing…

They probably highly considered always-online, but due to the massive backlash, they were forced to remove it.

Well atleast it's not 100% shit then.

Microsoft: We should fuck these gamers over in no more than 3 ways so that gamers don't get the jist that we really fucking hate them.

1. Kinect always required
2. No backwards compatibility
3. No pre-owned games
4. Internet connection required

Okay scratch that last one. The rest should piss them off enough.

Oh yes it is ......





http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

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The Xbox One doesn't have to be online all the time, but it does have to be online. Not just once in a while—once a day, according to Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison.

In a Q&A on their press site for the new Xbox, Microsoft tackles the always-on question with a strangely-worded answer: "No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet."

At the event in Redmond today, Kotaku boss Stephen Totilo asked Phil Harrison for clarification on this. And what Harrison told us might not please people who enjoy playing Xbox on military bases or other locations without Internet.

"There are many devices in your life that require the Internet to function," he said. "Xbox One is no different in that it requires, at some point in the beginning and at various times through its on state, to connect to our cloud and to our Internet. That is to deliver Xbox Live functionality, that is to deliver download content to you, that is to deliver some of the innovations around TV and entertainment that we showed today. But it doesn’t require it to be online all the time."

So how often does it check your connection? "Depends on the experience," Harrison said.

"For single-player games that don’t require connectivity to Xbox Live, you should be able to play those without interruption should your Internet connection go down. Blu-ray movies and other downloaded entertainment should be accessible when your Internet connection may be interrupted. But the device is fundamentally designed to be expanded and extended by the Internet as many devices are today."

And here's the bombshell:

Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something like that? Or can I go weeks and weeks?

Harrison: I believe it’s 24 hours.

Kotaku: I’d have to connect online once every day.

Harrison: Correct.

So the system is built to work even if your Internet connection goes down, but you still have to be connected at least once a day to use it, Harrison said. We're not sure exactly what would happen if you don't connect once per day—and that timeframe could change—but this doesn't sound good for anyone who was hoping to use Xbox One without an Internet connection.

Why are they making everything complicated as fuck?

HA! Told you, Rambo.

Mecha wrote:

HA! Told you, Rambo.

I never said it wouldn't be. I was pointing out the flaws in your argument about how you said it's always-online for Xbox because there were rumors about it, but when it was rumored for the PS4, you didn't make that claim.

You can spin it how you want, but that's ultimately what you said.

I never said that. I said the rumors are more likely to happen on Xbox One than on PS4. And you tell me to learn how to read.

Stoney wrote:

Oh yes it is ......





http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Quote :

The Xbox One doesn't have to be online all the time, but it does have to be online. Not just once in a while—once a day, according to Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison.

In a Q&A on their press site for the new Xbox, Microsoft tackles the always-on question with a strangely-worded answer: "No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet."

At the event in Redmond today, Kotaku boss Stephen Totilo asked Phil Harrison for clarification on this. And what Harrison told us might not please people who enjoy playing Xbox on military bases or other locations without Internet.

"There are many devices in your life that require the Internet to function," he said. "Xbox One is no different in that it requires, at some point in the beginning and at various times through its on state, to connect to our cloud and to our Internet. That is to deliver Xbox Live functionality, that is to deliver download content to you, that is to deliver some of the innovations around TV and entertainment that we showed today. But it doesn’t require it to be online all the time."

So how often does it check your connection? "Depends on the experience," Harrison said.

"For single-player games that don’t require connectivity to Xbox Live, you should be able to play those without interruption should your Internet connection go down. Blu-ray movies and other downloaded entertainment should be accessible when your Internet connection may be interrupted. But the device is fundamentally designed to be expanded and extended by the Internet as many devices are today."

And here's the bombshell:

Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something like that? Or can I go weeks and weeks?

Harrison: I believe it’s 24 hours.

Kotaku: I’d have to connect online once every day.

Harrison: Correct.

So the system is built to work even if your Internet connection goes down, but you still have to be connected at least once a day to use it, Harrison said. We're not sure exactly what would happen if you don't connect once per day—and that timeframe could change—but this doesn't sound good for anyone who was hoping to use Xbox One without an Internet connection.

That is just stupid hahaha.

Mecha wrote:

I never said that. I said the rumors are more likely to happen on Xbox One than on PS4. And you tell me to learn how to read.

You said that 10 minutes into the argument. Your first comment was: "It's kind of true", which you then backed up by using a RUMOR from a link to confirm that point.

Stop spinning it.

The rumors has been reported MANY times, and it turn out to be somewhat true like I said. While the rumors about the PS4 having always-online was rarely even reported compare to Xbox One, and it turned out that Sony never even considered always-online. I'm not spinning anything, it's called common sense.

Mecha wrote:

The rumors has been reported MANY times, and it turn out to be somewhat true like I said. While the rumors about the PS4 having always-online was rarely even reported compare to Xbox One, and it turned out that Sony never even considered always-online. I'm not spinning anything, it's called common sense.

You just proved my point. And again, my point was not that it isn't true, my point was simply pointing out the flaws in your argument.

Again, like I said on the chatbox:

If something is said more times does that mean it's true? Answer with a simple yes or no.

You're missing the point. I meant the rumors are more likely to be true for Xbox One than the PS4.

Mecha wrote:

You're missing the point. I meant the rumors are more likely to be true for Xbox One than the PS4.

But that's not what you said.

Then what did you think I said? That's the whole point of what I been saying.