14 DAY TRIAL // We're now a month away from E3 2013, the largest gaming event of the year, which kicks off on June 11 and lasts until June 13.
At the conference, both Sony and Microsoft are expected to completely detail their upcoming next generation consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720.
Ever since before the confirmations of the two devices, many rumors floated around the web about the plans Sony and Microsoft had for their home consoles.
Among those reports, the ones that gained the most notoriety were those who claimed that the devices required a constant internet connection, with the next Xbox generating the bigger controversy.
While new reports surfaced to show that old rumors weren't correct, it's still unclear just how the next Xbox (aka Fusion or Infinity) will deal with an internet connection.
Meanwhile, Sony emphasized that it didn't even consider during the development of the PS4, to make it an always-on device.
The reasons offered by Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida make a lot of sense, as the console will be sold around the world and, while some countries have access to broadband connections on most of their territories, others don't have that many areas that are hooked up to fast networks or those that are experience frequent outages.
These factors were more than enough for Sony to allow the PlayStation 4 to play games offline and give owners access to as many features as possible without a constant connection.
Recent reports from Microsoft hint at a minimum of things that the next Xbox can do without being offline but the company will have to do a lot of work at its May 21 reveal in order to draw in fans to its new device after the array of negative reports that appeared in recent months.