which means anyone trying to play an Xbox One console with dated software will not be able to access Xbox Live or make any digital purchases. Similarly, games that require an online check will also not work.

That is always going to happen at some point, no matter what. There's a reason why so many are against DRM, single-player games requiring online, inability to host private servers, etc. Every game that fights that will be dead. It's why I buy everything on GOG I can and archive it, and why I'm totally loving my short lived Linux gaming experience so far, because it's just so good at making shit work.