<p>Your Xbox One will be pretty useless when you first pick it up, as you&#8217;ll need the system&#8217;s day one update to get any functionality out of it. Without that, you can&#8217;t even play a game via a physical disc.</p>
<p>Speaking to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/08/xbox-one-day-one-update-details/">Engadget</a>, Microsoft senior director of product management Albert Penello confirmed the necessity of the update, stating that, &#8220;Functionally, you will be able to do very little without taking the day one update.&#8221; Continuing to add that there&#8217;s nothing a person can do with their Xbox One without it, as the system is shipping with an older OS.</p>
<p>&#8220;A lot of the apps come with the day one update because they wouldn&#8217;t have even been done,&#8221; said Penello. &#8220;You&#8217;re gonna need to take this update. It&#8217;s not gonna be really an optional thing.&#8221;</p>

Xbox One Will Need the Day One Patch to Function
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By Kyree Leary

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