Xbox One online check-in takes kilobytes, not megabytes, Spencer says

Xbox One's daily check-ins will take a matter of kilobytes, not megabytes according to Microsoft Studios' corporate vice president Phil Spencer. The exec has re-iterated that phone tethering is a viable option for those with shaky internet, and he has stated again that if you don't have online access, then Xbox 360 is the console for you.

Speaking with GameInformer, Spencer said of online check-ins, "It's kilobytes, not megabytes. You can also set your console to always have the latest bits in a standby state." Later, Spencer was concrete, "If you have no ability to connect to the Internet, the Xbox One is not the console for you."

Spencer's Xbox 360 line follows yesterday's statement from Microsoft's Don Mattrick, who said that if you aren't online then the company has a product for you. It's called the Xbox 360.

Since then the internet has reacted negatively towards Mattrick's seemingly bullish attitude on the matter, something Spencer was happy to address in his interview, "I know Don. He's been in his industry for decades.

"He started as a game developer with his own studio. For it somehow to get twisted that Don doesn't care about gaming, as someone who knows the man, I know that is not him. He does care about the gamers."

Are online check-ins really a big concern, or are we all just imagining negative outcomes, as Mattrick suggested yesterday? Let us know below.