NeXbox Always connected = Sleep Mode

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JayWood2010 said:

Installs are not new at all and most PS3 games require an install but i guess we are ignoring that. I think what they are trying to do is make it more like PC where you can just click on your games from your hard drive to change games rather than changing discs or possibly quicker load times. 

Unless Nextbox allows you to play any game as long as there's a disc of some description in your disc drive then this point is completely off point. You will always need to change discs to change games, to prove that you haven't sold on your disc but continue to play the game from your HDD (a la the original [modded] Xbox).

If always connected is what you suggest, then it's merely catching up with PS3 and nothing to get trerribly excited about. PSN+ members have this for updates as long as their internet connection is turned on and the PS3 is in sleep mode. The context of the nextgen discussion about internet connection is whether or not a live connection to the internet is required for a game to play. I think Edge are suggesting this for Nextbox, given the context of the broader discussion. What I don't believe is that MS would be that stupid. I do think wake up to update is a no-brainer so of course that will be a Nextbox feature. Always online for gameplay, no.