Like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One can download content while you’re not home

The next-gen home systems from Sony and Microsoft are both due in November, and each promise to bring the expected improvements to graphics and audio — but the console manufacturers also promise to make the devices more convenient to use.

The Xbox One’s chief architect, Marc Whitten, confirmed that Microsoft’s new box can download content even while you aren’t home. This is a built-in functionality of Xbox One’s low-power mode, which has it performing many jobs in the background while needing only minimal energy.