kowenicki said:
That isnt what I said. I said I have countless tech items that are always online whether they need to be or not. I'm on one now. When I open my laptop it connects to the internet. When I walk into my house my phone connects to the wireless network in my home, as does my tablet. What is the problem with a home based console being always online?
My sonos music systes is always online too.
Stop being contrary and deal with the point.
Is your laptop/pc always online at home? Why is this such a big deal?
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"Deal with the point"
But the point of this thread, and of the whole discussion about these rumours, is a different one. The alleged requirement is to always be online to launch a game or an application, that is to always be online to perform a local function on local data.
Once again: the case discussed here is of an appliance that requires an internet connection... when it could technically do without. And the inconveniences that this kind of choice puts on the customer. And the fact that this is a very new kind of inconvenience. How many appliances you keep always online that don't require a connection is not relevant to the point.
"Is your laptop/pc always online at home? Why is this such a big deal?"
I have broadband, wifi, a routed network at home. But I have no Internet at my girlfriend's house, where we live by (traffic limited) 3G on tablets and 3G modems for the laptops. And I have no Internet at my summer house... we again live on 3G when there.
It is a big inconvenience for me - and I suspect for most people.