You put discs in and play games. From that perspective you don’t need an internet connection.
However, if you want to play blu ray movies, you need to connect it to the internet to download a license. Sadly.
However, if you want to play blu ray movies, you need to connect it to the internet to download a license. Sadly.
It raises big concerns for archival—we'll eventually have high quality emulators for all of these systems, but to properly archive the games requires also archiving patches, which is difficult from both a logistical and copyright standpoint.
Just once.