When Microsoft pulled the veil off of their then yet-to-be-released Xbox One console, there was a lot of ambition and aggressive strategies behind it.  One of them was the controversial “always on” aspect of the Xbox One.  Your console would require an internet connection at all times and would probably boot you from games if you were offline for more than 24 hours.  Plenty of rage ensued online – a policy of this type was very ambitious and perhaps a little too soon given the state of the world in terms of internet availability and consistency.  The idea was meant to make things easier for gamers.  Firmware updates, expansions, even social media apps could remain active at all times and your console would always be just a second or two away from being on and ready to use (instead of a 15 second bootup sequence).

As you may be well aware…