Okay PR bullshit tell me your secrets.
Q: Is the PS4 console is designed to be connected in a 'permanent' way? What I'm asking is it will need to be connected all the time? And if so, how will this affect plans for PSN?
A: PlayStation 4 is not a permanent connection system in that sense, but the experience is much richer if you are connected. You will have access to digital content and the updates for your games, along with a wide range of social functions: upload videos and screenshots, see your friends play and interact with them in various ways within the games.
So what is the question. Connected all the time? Probably not. Just like XBONE doesn't require such a thing.
PlayStation 4 can still be enjoyed old school without an Internet connection at all.
Sure it can be enjoyed that way. Not unlike XBONE I am right?
Did we consider it? No, we didn't consider it. The main reason being that many countries don't have robust Internet connections.
Robust=stable? If so then I think this is pretty self-explanatory. Could be that something was lost in translation
Oh yes, yes, you can go offline totally.
Wow that's great. So it's like my XBONE then?