well, it wont be always online at my house :up:

Same here buddy. Heck, if this feature isn't optional and you need it to play games, well....M$ won't be getting any money out of me for the thing.

Update:

http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/04/0...-xbox-revealed

Things may change of course before release, but, Microsoft is pretty firm in its stance on online requirements so far.

:hmmm: the article basically says: "some say so, some say so..."
The same as tyrant said in post 11 still applies for this "new revelation".
Still hoping MS won't force an always-on requirement, simply for the fact that I prefer the Xbox controller over the one from the PS. :)
However my final decisin will be based on the usefullness of each console as a media center for our living room.