Switch Lights  The lights are on  What's Happening  Conflicting
Stories Emerge On Xbox One's Connection Needs  The one thing we
seem to know is that the Xbox One will not require an "always
online" connection in order to function. Unfortunately, the
messaging coming out of Microsoft today about what kind of
connection the console does need has been confusing at best and
conflicting at worst.  Today after the Xbox One presentation, a
number of sites spoke with Microsoft officials about the things
that weren't said on stage. Kotaku sat down with Microsoft
corporate vice president Phil Harrison and got a definitive
answer about the console's connection profile. According to the
article, Harrison told Kotaku that he believed a connection was
required at least once in a 24-hour period. There was no
indication of what would happen if that daily check-in didn't
happen, but we suspect that in combination with games being tied
to accounts that purchased software won't work.   Later today,
Microsoft addressed Harrison'