VGLeaks: First look at Durango XDK (always connected, kinect required, no play from optical discs))

[nightsurge]

Darth Tigris said:

nightsurge said:

drkohler said:

nightsurge said:
Let me explain what these rumors mean for those who don't seem to understand.

Always Online: ... All this means is that the console can be kept always online in a low power state ...

Kinect Required: ..All it means is that you have to have kinect plugged in for the console to function.

I have always wondered why I am the only guy in the world who has to pay for the electricity I'm using. Apparently this is a non-issue for everybody else...

It's called an "OPTION" which means you DO NOT have to use it. Either way, the 2 watts of electricity it uses from being in low power state will cost you about $5 extra a year in electricity costs, so I can understand if that is too much money for most people to handle...

More electricity would be spent complaining about it on forums ...

Hahahaha so true. Plus people are forgetting that the PS4 was announced to have this same exact feature. It is the only way a console maker can have "Instant On" capability.