[UPDATE] Microsoft Cannot Remotely Brick Your Xbox One

[Scoobes]

Azerth said:

Scoobes said:

That was solely for PSN and online features. You could still play offline but wouldn't have access to any online features.

From what I remember, Sony would role out firmware updates which blocked unauthorised code. You could still run that code if you didn't update the firmware but you wouldn't be able to use PSN without updating putting users in a catch-22.

this says that even if its offline they wont work

The amount of access Sony has to your machine is greater than you probably suspect: the company even has the means to irrevocably disable your console should it so wish, and if that happens, it will remain non-functional whether you're online or offline.

That's from one of the commentors, so it's hardly a good source for this; people spout all sorts of bull-crap and misinformation in the comments.

Proper confirmation from a reliable article/source would be nice.