Even more fuel was added to the speculation yesterday that the next-generation Xbox console from Microsoft will require a constant internet connection which, if dropped, would render games unplayable and put the game/app into a suspended state as the console itself goes into network troubleshooting-mode.
Whilst this sounds like the best horror film imaginable for those with a shaky internet connection at the best of times it could obviously cause a lot more damage than good, essentially disabling your console if your internet provider is experiencing difficulties or you have speed caps in place.
This evidence was given to Kotaku which explained that the system “goes offline for more than three minutes” if the internet connection is lost. The exact quote of which is:
“If there isn’t a connection, no games or apps can be started. If the connection is interrupted then after a period of time–currently three minutes, if I remember correctly–the game/app is suspended and the network troubleshooter started.”
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