Confirmed: PS4 does not require an internet connection

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Turkish on 21 February 2013

Does the PlayStation 4 always need to be connected to the internet, I asked?

"You can play offline, but you may want to keep it connected," he suggested. "The system has the low-power mode - I don't know the official term - that the main system is shut down but the subsystem is awake. Downloading or updating or you can wake it up using either the tablet, smartphone or PS Vita."

Are all of those things optional, though? For people who have broadband data limits, for example? They can customise everything?

"Oh yes, yes, you can go offline totally. Social is big for us, but we understand there are some people who are anti-social! So if you don't want to connect to anyone else, you can do that."

Sony clearly isn't afraid of technical nuance. This is a company that announced its next-generation console by declaring it has an x86 architecture, advanced PC GPU, 8GB of GDDR5 memory and a massive hard disk. You may like some of its networking ideas. You may not like some of them. I got the impression speaking to Yoshida that Sony has other priorities.

Speaking from experience, it's always been good at allowing people to change what they want up to a logical point - far beyond any of its competitors - and I see no reason to suspect any change this generation.

Another myth busted! http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-playstation-4-does-not-require-an-internet-connection

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DanneSandin on 21 February 2013

sounds good!!

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PScollector on 21 February 2013

BOOM! Used games and no net connection needed! That's 2 for 2!

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Porcupine_I on 21 February 2013

Hooray! I can not connect to anyone else!!

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