4. "Always On" & 24 Hour Check-In

Another initial requirement was to have the console always connected to the internet, and to have it check-in once every 24 hours to make sure everything is OK. In other words, Microsoft wanted to make sure you weren't doing anything you shouldn't. I have likened this check-in to being at school, when the teacher would stand over your shoulder and watch what you were doing. I am a grown man; I do not need checking up on, leave me alone and let me play my games in peace.