元器件交易网讯 13日消息，由于Web服务在全球范围内的差异，有传言称微软Xbox(游戏机)将强制要求永远在线需求，但是索尼全球工作室总裁吉田·修平（Shuhei Yoshida）走出来，告诉《游戏线人》（Game Informer）杂志说，索尼从未考虑要求其PlayStation 4（PS4游戏机）永远在线。
吉田说，“我们这样的做的主要原因是，许多国家没有强大的互联网连接。对于能连网玩在线游戏的玩家来说可能是个好主意，但在很多国家并没有强大的互联网连接，此时离线游戏可能会更适合他们。
最近，有传言说微软的下一代主机任何时候都需要互联网连接。如果用户在离线状态下玩单人游戏或看电影，据说控制台可能会进入检修模式，如果没有连网，软件就无法加载。
但是微软内部电子邮件称在无网状态下许多服务仍可正常进行，包括单人游戏。
用户在大多数情况下期望在离线状态下工作，但不局限于播放蓝光光盘、看电视直播，还是玩单人游戏。(元器件交易网郭路平 译)
来源：tomshardware
Sony Said It Never Considered "Always On" for PlayStation 4
Sony takes a shot at rumors surrounding an "always on" requirement for Xbox Infinity.
While Microsoft faces the heat from gamers over rumors of a possible "always on" requirement for the Xbox Infinity, Sony president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida stepped out and told Game Informer magazine that the option was never a consideration for the PlayStation 4 due to the differences in web services across the globe.
"Did we consider it? No, we didn"t consider it," said Yoshida. "The main reason being that many countries don"t have robust Internet connections. It makes sense for people to have Internet connections to play online games, but for offline games there are many countries that we saw [that] do not really have robust Internet."
He makes a good point, and one that we"ve undoubtedly made in the past. Having an "always on" Internet connection could kill business in markets where customers don"t have unlimited access to the Internet. Sure, it"s a great way to combat piracy, but it"s also a great way to shun customers in rural areas, and those who are not allowed to access the Internet, period.
Up until recently, it was rumored that Microsoft"s next console would require an Internet connection at all times. If a consumer was playing a single-player game or watching a movie when the Internet connection went out, the console supposedly went into troubleshooting mode. Without an Internet connection, software could not load.
But an internal Microsoft email cleared some of the air, revealing that many services will work without it, including single-player games.
"Durango is designed to deliver the future of entertainment while engineered to be tolerant of today"s Internet," the email states. "There are a number of scenarios that our users expect to work without an Internet connection, and those should "just work" regardless of their current connection status. Those include, but are not limited to playing a Blu-ray disc, watching live TV, and yes playing a single player game."
Was this always the case, or did Microsoft feel the heat from agitated gamers and make adjustments? If the console is going to serve as a set-top box, then it will remain online anyway whether it"s in use or not. But at least it sounds as if gamers will be able to play their games if the connection goes down due to weather, maintenance reasons, or utility worker blunders.