Translations:Xbox:Clock Capacitor/11/en

So in the end, the answer is: MSFT cut cost by not putting a long-life
real time clock part on the XBOX, and instead integrated it into the
MCPX; because of this, the current draw was high and they were forced
to use a supercap which charges while powered on, because if they
didn't by the time the box was shipped to the customer, the battery
would be mostly dead.