ganoncrotch said:
Wait if you're going to need to activate all games to be able to play them that means the system will have to be connected to the internet pretty much all the time, or at least any time you're getting a new game. Unlucky anyone who doesn't have ready access to the net. |
No... Not saying it works like that but here is one way to do it without the need to have a 24h online connection:
This would be costly for MS: One time activation code provided with the media which contain the data encrypted with a unique key... The activation code will contact MS servers to get this unique key (and flag it as redeemed). The user can then decrypt the data and install it (and activate it locally like today's Xbox One games). The key can even be bind to the account.
The other one is that there is one time activation to bind it to the console (you cannot play the game directly with the data on the disk) and then you do not need an internet connection. Again, like it is already working today with the "main Xbox One" console feature.
So no, the system does not have to be connected to the internet pretty much all the time
