If you lack an internet connection and happen to own a next-gen console, you will quite literally be unable use them the way you would expect.
In the Xbox One’s case, you will be unable to use it altogether, thanks to a DRM-disabling patch that renders your console unusable without a working internet connection for the update...
Accessing Any Xbox One Dashboard Functions Will Required The Day One Update
Microsoft director of product planning Albert Penello stated: "Functionally, you will be able to do very little without taking the day-one update." When the question arose of what you could do without the update, Penello stated "Nothing. You need the day-one update."
The update will "accommodate the differences between hardware and software manufacturing schedules," and will take up to 20 minutes for the average user to download and install; the update will also add entertainment applications.
Penello stated: “You’re going to need to take this update, It’s not going to be really an optional thing."
The patch is essentially required to negate the DRM storm that blew up during Microsoft's press conference at E3. Presumably the consoles were too far along in the production process to accommodate Microsoft's u-turn on what many perceived to be anti-consumerist policies.
As we confirmed last week, the PlayStation 4 is also in a similar camp with the somewhat absurd day one update's, requiring a 300MB update that includes some necessary features and functions.
It adds Remote Play and second screen functionality through the PS4 Link app; for PS Vita, iOS, and Android. It also includes the much hyped share function, which enables players to share images and videos through PSN, Facebook, and other similar social networks. As well this the broadcast and spectate functions of Ustream and Twitch are found in the update, alongside the PlayGo Feature which enables players to start playing after downloading a certain portion of game data, though Sony stated not all games will support the feature.
The update also contains facial recognition, and voice commands, a background music player, party voice chat, online multiplayer, and the PS4’s Blu-ray/DVD functionality will not work until the patch is applied.
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