Which is a non-issue for almost all gamers who would play a new NFS in 2015.
Playing Rivals I was near the end of a big getaway chase, got a knock on the door, pressed pause, game didn't stop, slammed into a wall, got caught by the cops, and lost all my experience from that session.
And there have been 3 or 4 occasions already where I couldn't play GTAV for example because R* servers or Steam servers were down.
I live right near Chicago, Illinois and have great internet. Online requirements suck.