Xbox one battle royale thread (go ham)

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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, according to Harrison. 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.

 

[StatUS]

Hardware wars are for computers.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Looks like online is required

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

Xbox One Does Require Internet Connection, Can't Play Offline Forever

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.

This is getting too easy....

these nikkaz at MS were better off BEFORE the reveal with the old rumors....

And @ the rumors being true while we at it. Tyler Perry can't even write this shyt.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

That has to be the dumbest shyt ever

 

[el_oh_el]

This boy Phil is dropping some BOMBS lol

 

[Rain]

They're making this shyt way more complicated than it needs to be.

But that sounds like Microsoft lately.

 

[RC-P90]

latest developments would explain why the reveal was mostly about the futuristic tv watching shyt and not games...the xbox uno game info is stupid bad right about now--:scustye:...

 

[Champion]

PS4 it is then.

 

[Prince Akeem]

All of the bad xbox rumors turned out to be true.

 

[winb83]

5 of the 8 Gigs of Xbox 1 is reserved for games. The other 3 for the OS. Confirmed.

5 gigs of DDR3 vs 7 of GDDR5. @MS

well somewhere corners have to be cut because they have to produce a Kinect sensor to sell with every box. its just gonna raise the price they pay to make them then either they pass that on to the consumer or they trim some specs here and there.

 

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@MeachTheMonster explain yaself

 

[Raiders]

What about for my people without the internet, this is dumb, im waiting until E3, but i might just skip PS4 and X1 and buy some photography equipment

 

[Dwight Howard]

 

[Ayo]

We need a merge.

 

[Arcavian]

Well, Im out.