| Adinnieken said:
Now to refute the Always on = Always connected to the Internet, let's look at this image: So regardless of what Adam said, any reference that Microsoft makes to "Always On" is a reference to operating in a low power state. It has NOTHING to do with being always connected. |
Ohoh, XBOX360 is even a generation behind Wii. The has an always On as you describe it AND was connected in this mode to the internet. 
Really, people exaggerate these rumors. Always on could mean anything, but people assume you have to be online to play games. So far I see nothing that really confirms this. Always on can be low-power-state as you explain, it can be low-power-state with some connection to the Internet for getting messages and stuff like the Wii, it can be downloading patches and games while you are playing - and probably a lot of stuff I can't think of at the moment. I can understand that people FEAR you need online to play, that really would suck. Simcity shows how that can turn out. But so far I see nothing that supports this interpretation. Microsoft has unveiled nothing. Somerumors of always-on COULD be interpreted this way - or a completely other way. And I see, that many who support the only-online-gaming-theory wouldn't have bought the Nextbox in the first place.
