Despite this thread already being far too popular than it deserves I feel it's my duty to also chime in and say what a stupid argument this is. Besides being a really dumb basis on which to criticise people who come on to VGC to criticise Xbone for it's 24hour phone home, it's actually damaging to the Xbone fans' cause.

If Xbone fans are reduced to throwing out ridiculous non-sequiturs as ways to defend dumb decisions MS has made about the way Xbone will work then they've lost the hearts and minds race before it really even got started.

Come up with some real reasons for why 24hr phone home is an innocuous impost, and that it is actually of benefit to the future of console gaming and then we'll be able to have a discussion.

Of course if Jaywood is actually stealth trolling the Xbone by putting forward the stupidest possible defence of the 24hrly phone home in order to highlight was a bad thing it is then well done I say. A better stealth trolling is hard to imagine.

So most people on this thread have speeds less then 1.5-3mbs which is clearly the requirement for this 24hr check up that probably takes seconds, or don't have internet at home? It must be painful getting through those mandatory game updates and when you do you must have frequent laggy experiences. Updates aren't even rare as internet outages. It's pretty odd hearing the same excuse of not having internet at home at all. Sounds like bs fanboy talk to bash the X1 at every turn.

Of course none of this matters if you have zero interest of playing games online. I also don't quite understand why JayWood gets so much flak when the people that have the right too complain are the ones who can't get internet access at all. I also have the same sympathy for the folks that can't have this privilege and are definitely better off with the PS4.

You have too be at the poverty line to not afford these kinds of speeds, let alone purchase a console and it's games. And if you do have these options for internet, what's wrong with signing on when you turn on your X1?

I think the popularity mostly comes from the topic itself.  It grabs peoples attention due to its nature.

Or you have the misfortune to live in the rural US, where you pay $50+ for absolutely shitty internet speeds.

I think his point is more along the line of the people here bitching about needing to connect to the Internet once a day are people who are on this forum for hours every day and thus aren't affected in any way by the Xbone needing to connect to home base once every 24 hours.

 First of all, it is painful. I once had my ps3 on for two days straight DLig stuff. Secondly, they arent mandatory. They are only mandatory if you go online... which not everyone cares to do, wants to do, or can do. Last, no, living under the poverty line is not the only reason.

^ This exactly.  I do feel bad for the people this truly effects but they also arent the ones that are complaining (atm at least).  

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"I just blue myself"

Hoe do u know there not complaining? If they dont have internet then they cant get on the internet to complain

Dude you are in a Ban?  Post a link to it and let's hear those tunes!  (Jazz, Rock, Folk, else?)

The only problem is my youtube doesn't work when my internet is down.  Dang google's DRM.