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

Well, clarifying the mystifying "Not always online but does require an internet connection" bit from the Q & A, Microsoft just told Kotaku that while it doesn't have to always be online, you do need to connect to their "cloud" once every twenty four hours to keep doing stuff.

I'm really hoping this is just--like how the used game thing seemingly is--some kind of miscommunication.

Here's the money-shot quote:

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.

Lol. It just keeps getting worse doesn't it?

Oh man this is starting to turn into a real shit show isn't it.

Well, it's been nice doing business with you Microsoft. You take care, now.

@oscar__explosion:

At this point, the worst case scenario is the Xbox One presentation sort of glossed over it's fairly anti-consumer aspects, and the best case scenario is that no one at Microsoft knows what the fuck their console actually does or does not do.

Do ya'll not already just have your consoles connected at all times anyways?

@jasonr86: @crosstheatlantic: I really don't understand the issue. Everyone has the internet, and if they don't, they're not going to buy an Xbox. I find it crazy that there are still, to this day, a whole bunch of people who can't connect their consoles to the internet.

Even when I take my 360 to a mates house for a LAN game, I can still connect to his internet. What situation are people in where they can't connect to the internet once every 24 hours?

WOW LOL

@epicsteve: My xbox is not always on, usually it's offline.

Not until Internet caps become a thing of the past are we ready for it and even than it's completely anti consumer. There is no need for it.

I was without internet for two weeks when I moved into my current place. It was an experience I wish on nobody.

Yeah, this doesn't affect me at all but it seems as though they've done everything in their power to piss everybody off.

BOMBSHELL!

I have a feeling this could just be something with cloud saves and its Kotaku being Kotaku but who knows at this point.

@connerthekewlkid said:

That would be ideal, but their answer to the Q&A on always-online definitely leaves wiggle room for something like this. Would obviously like it not to be the case. While it doesn't really affect me, I still think it's kinda whack.

@oscar__explosion: But even in that situation, you could set up a portable hotspot on your phone and use your 3G/4G to connect. I just feel like we are past a point where the idea of having to connect just once every 24 hours be a problem. There's always another way. Yours is a real extreme scenario.

this occasion calls for some Powerman 5000!

@creamypies:

It just directly cuts off a big chunk of their potential market for what, to me, seems like no good reason.

Microsoft: Don't worry, those always online rumors were not true.

Journalists: Really?

Microsoft: Well, that sort of depends on your definition of the word "always."

Gamers: REALLY?

Adam Orth: #dealwithit

@creamypies: I love how everybody acts like every person in the world has a smartphone (I don't) I'm sure there are plenty of other people who can run across a situation where they just can't get internet at all for days at a time.

Well, that is silly if true. I'm usually always connected anyway, but I could see that being a bit annoying for some people.

Wh...who are you talking to?

What if I bring my console with me when I travel or when I visit family that doesn't have Wifi at their house?

What if there's a problem going on with the internet at my home?

What if there's a weird network error?

What if something bad happens to the servers?

I just want to play the games that I paid money for.

What if the entire US internet infrastructure goes down ?! WTF!!!!!

Who here doesn't have an internet connection? Get over it and stop bitching, masses. Steam is basicly the same way.

The odds of your internet being down for a full 24 hours are not very high, yes I have some worries too, but really, let's wait for the full picture before we get our panties in a bunch.

Showing was pretty poor over all, E3 will be the time to judge.

No. I only connect my 360 to my modem when I'm going to play or watch something online. I have to run the cable across my room to get it online since it doesn't have wifi.

More like Xbox SHUN, amirite guys?

Alternative ending:

Gamers: REALLY?

Adam Orth: Um, can I get my job back now?

@epicsteve said:

No, not everyone does and there are a number of issues with it, as detailed above. I can't understand the people who don't try to see these things from others' perspective instead of being dismissive about it.

Yeah, my younger brother doesn't normally connect his Xbox to the internet, either, so it would definitely affect him, for instance. Other times he goes on tour with a professional drum core or whatever, and I know he takes the Xbox so he and friends can play whenever they have downtime. That sort of thing wouldn't really be able to happen then either. Like I said, rarely a big deal for me, but I can totally still see how it would suck.

No. There are extended periods of time when I can't connect it, so I wouldn't be able to play at all during those periods.

@oscar__explosion said:

I spent the first 20 years of my life like that and it wasn't so bad.

I don't think I've ever lost internet for any time that wasn't either less than 5 minutes or more than two days. They really need some clarification out on this. If it's really every day, that's some hot bullshit that is totally ignoring the problem with always online. It's not the idea that we'll lose access for a couple of hours, or minutes. It's that we'll lose access for like, two weeks when comcast maintenance fucks all the internet in your neighborhood.

Is there really any point discussing what this console is or isn't at this point? Microsoft themselves hardly seem to know what's going on right now. The reveal came off like a homework assignment hastily thrown together on the way to class, and their press work since then almost seems like they're just making it up as they go along. Seems clear that Sony forced their hand and they really weren't ready to go public yet.

E3 could be cringeworthy if they don't have their ducks in a row by then.

I really hope people start feeling like the benefit outweighs the requirement on this stuff soon, Microsoft may need to change their approach before that happens though.

If you don't connect once per week the Microsoft Repo Team comes to your place and takes the console back because obviously you don't use it anyway.

@epicsteve:

@creamypies:

The only internet option where I live is dial-up. There are mountains and trees that block any connection to satellite (at least satellite tv, I have not tried internet), and my dial-up connection is super slow because I have to dial-out to an ISP almost 100 km away.

Will the next xbox support dial-up in the first place? I doubt it...

Oh god I really don't hope the prediction that I made/ Idea that I had about a month ago comes true. What if Microsofts charges a fee in order to take your console offline.

Well, that's real dumb.

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I would be very surprised if the 24 hour window wasn't changed to something closer to 7 days (if not removed entirely) by the time the console launches.

I wasn't trying to sound to serious. All in all it wasn't THAT terrible.

I dont get why people are so mad about having an internet connection. My PC is always connected to the internet. My 360 is always connected to the internet. Whats the big deal?

That sucks. I almost never have my Xbox hooked up to the internet. In offline there are no ads to bug me and it still plays games just as good.

I guess i'll comment with Deal With It

yeah.....

What is the benefit to the user of a mandatory 24hr check-in on single player games?

It's not so much PR spin as a barefaced and transparent lie to try and claim this is for the benefit of the user. I think that's what annoys people more than the practicalities of it.

Wrote this up a month ago. Some cases still apply to the 24 hour checkup MS has in place.

Below are some case studies I developed as to why an always on connection is a bad idea.

Case Study #1

My wifi goes out Friday night. Verizon FiOS tell me they can't have a guy come out until Tuesday between 9am and 3pm. Besides going out and enjoying life I also want to play a few video games until I'm back online. I know I can't get on multiplayer but hey single player sounds nice and then I remember oh God...no internet means no Xbox...well that sucks.

Case Study #2

I'm on a tight budget and only have an unlimited data plan through my cell phone carrier. I choose not to get internet. I can't play Xbox.

Case Study #3

I live in a location where my internet signal is weak and rather than pay for a piss poor signal I save my money and opt not to get internet at all. I can't play Xbox

Case Study #4

I'm 12 years old and my parents say the internet is nothing but trouble. Thanks to the hate and name calling in COD multiplayer they setup parental controls on our internet services to block me from connecting until I'm 18. No internet. I can't play Xbox.

Case Study #5

I got an Xbox for Christmas from my grandparents hooray! Unfortunately, my family can't afford internet right now. My new Xbox is now a dust box. I can't play Xbox.

Case Study #6

Bad weather knocks out my internet but I still have power, great let me play my Xbo...oh crap!

Case Study #7

I have wired DSL internet for my PC in my living room. All I do is check email and read news online. I don't want to pay for high speed internet or a router. Guess that means I can't play Xbox.

Case Study #8

My router died...I can't play Xbox.

Case Study #9

Ninja's stole my internet...I can't play Xbox (this one actually happened to me)

Case Study #10

I need to devote all internet resources to downloading "things" from a torrent and a website for adults...I guess I can't play xbox.

If it's Harry Dean Stanton, then that feature becomes a plus.

Spend $400+ on a brand new console. Can't afford $10 a month for internet.

Logical.

You aren't everybody?