Microsoft has apologised for an angry tweet sent out by a high-ranking gaming employee, which offered the biggest hint yet that the forthcoming Xbox 720 will require a contant internet connection to play games. From Techradar:

On Friday, Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Orth lashed out at gamers, critical of the company's reported plans to demand that users are always online when playing the as-yet-unannounced console.He wrote: Sorry, I don't get the drama around having an 'always on' console. Every device now is 'always on'. That's the world we live in #dealwithit.

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