How many people leave their console turned on when not in use?

wannabedamned · 15 Oct 2012 at 17:36

Personally due to the time it takes to turn on, I dont see the point in leaving it on. With the added fear of YLOD or RROD. I never leave my console turned on. It gets turned on for gaming, or movies.

Outside of that, its off.

Zero Pope · 15 Oct 2012 at 17:40

Why would you leave it on? Neither my Xbox or PS3 ever get left on unless I fall asleep during a movie.

wannabedamned · 15 Oct 2012 at 17:43

A thread in PCs has a member here claiming its a popularly done thing. I figured best way to find out is ask in consoles section

I honestly don't think anyone leaves it on

Shamikebab · 15 Oct 2012 at 17:45

Never heard anyone do this :/

Shamikebab · 15 Oct 2012 at 17:45

Ah the is pc gaming profitable one? I've been laughing at that all day

jamesy505 · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:01

Nah I dont leave my consoles on when not in use. Seems a tad stupid tbh

Plainsong · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:13

PC always on. Consoles always off when not in use.

Deathjumps · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:20

I always leave my PS3 in stand by mode as its set up to automatically turn on if there are updates, then it turns itself off once the updates are complete.

My 360, I NEVER leave on.

kdd · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:22

Switch it off when I'm done with it, habit of a lifetime.

Infidelus · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:24

Don't see any good reason to leave a console on. I only have a WII, and it rarely gets played these days (I prefer the games on the PC

), but when I do use it, it's switched off immediately I've finished with it.

One · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:25

Off. I even turn off my PC if I think I'm not going to be using it for over an hour. My PC actually boots up quicker than my 360 though

JonnyGeee · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:31

I would hazard a guess that no-one would leave their Xbox on all day unless by mistake.

Logsi · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:38

When i visit my lil bro he always leaves his 60GB PS3 on...i couldn't face the electric bill...

rishy · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:41

My consoles haven't seen any power for over 6 months

TheVoice · 15 Oct 2012 at 18:55

Like any normal person, both of mine are off when not in use. My PS3 is my main console for media use though so it's on a lot of the time.

dannyjo22 · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:04

I've seen people on my FL from here leave their console on for days unattended, I've sent them messages

I always turn mine off.

insane200 · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:18

Always turn mine off unless charging a pad or downloading, but then i set it to turn of automatically once its finished.

Aeleys · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:54

Zero Pope said:
Why would you leave it on? Neither my Xbox or PS3 ever get left on unless I fall asleep during a movie.

This lol.

waking up with headphones on is not ideal.

cb_linus · 15 Oct 2012 at 23:23

I imagine the trend in future gaming consoles will end up being as always on devices, as media services & social hubs combined with gaming. My Vita is on more than I play it due to features like Near (which periodically searches for game content) and the fact I'm playing a game of chess by mail in Pure Chess.

My ps3 is on a lot more than I play it at the moment - one reason is it is connected to my pc which I stream a lot of my tv programmes from as well as podcasts that periodically download from iTunes (or possibly via Banshee / Rhythmbox if I'm using Linux). Another reason is sometimes if I see a real-life friend playing a multi-player game and I fancy joining them for a quick game without being tied to playing the whole evening (although this happens less often as I tend to prefer single player games).

I don't tend to switch my ps3 on for the sake of it, but sometimes I'm not really in the mood to play a particular game until I see someone else playing it.

fendi · 16 Oct 2012 at 00:20

Someone at my work leaves his PS3 on when playing GT5. He talks about winning races easy in manager mode or something. I can't believe what I hear, so you don't even have to play the games these days to get achievements.