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"Xbox One will require an internet connection once a day. While Microsoft&amp;#039;s next-generation console will not need an always-on internet connection as previously rumoured, it will only function offline for a limited time.  &amp;quot;There are many devices in your life that require the internet to function,&amp;quot; Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison told Kotaku. &amp;quot;Xbox One is no different in that it requires, at some point in the beginning and at various times through its on state, to connect to our cloud and to our internet. &amp;quot;That is to deliver Xbox Live functionality, that is to deliver download content to you, that is to deliver some of the innovations around TV and entertainment that we showed [yesterday]. But it doesn&amp;#039;t require it to be online all the time.&amp;quot; When asked what the upper limit the console could be disconnected for would be, Harrison said: &amp;quot;I believe it&amp;#039;s 24 hours.&amp;quot;  Xbox One will not function without Kinect attached. Announced this week, Xbox One - described as an all-in-one &amp;quot;ultimate home entertainment system&amp;quot; - will be launched later this year. Microsoft revealed that there will be a fee to play used games. Xbox One will see 15 exclusive games launch in its first year, including Forza Motorsport 5 on day one. Exclusive partnerships with EA and Activision have also been announced, with exclusive content for FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts. &amp;gt; Follow our ongoing Xbox One coverage Gallery: View images of Xbox One below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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