The Xbox One’s Always On Feature Explained

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Microsoft has used the phrase ‘always on, always ready’ and ‘ready when you are’ when referring to the Xbox One and it’s persistent internet connection. A new explanation of the hotly debated feature was spotted earlier today:


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What I find just a bit unsettling is a phrase used early on in this summary, ‘Because every Xbox One owner has a broadband connection‘ I’m not going to pretend I know a hard number on the amount of U.S. let alone worldwide citizens that have high speed internet. However, I do know without a doubt, that there’s someone out there that wants an Xbox One that doesn’t have high speed internet, and that sucks. Assuming and outright suggesting that everyone has, or should have a broadband connection is a somewhat insensitive approach to your consumer base. I understand the need for fast internet speeds with the built in functionality of the Xbox One, but I’m willing to bet that phrase alone could alienate a decent amount of the worldwide population.

It’s also mentioned that the console CAN play offline for up to 24 hours on the primary console before having to ‘check in’. That number is greatly reduced to just an hour if your accessing your game library from a different console.

What do you think about Xbox One’s online feature? We also have details on Microsoft’s used game policy.

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