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nightsurge on 05 April 2013
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Skeeuk said:
nightsurge said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Skeeuk said:

i predict 100's of thousands more like this, PPL will be annoyed if 720 is an always on console

I was raised in a house that doesnt leave their products on because it increases the power bill. If the 720 always has to be online they can suck a dick. I'll just play it elsewhere.

The added cost of your electricity bill by leaving the new Xbox in it's low power "always on" state would only amount to about $3-5 a year.


its not just the cost its more of the concept and annoyance for me.

my consoles are downstairs and pc upstairs our net hub cable connection is next to pc so to play online downstairs i basically have to switch on power next to pc.

the thing is i dont always have ps3wiiu or any other device always connected to the net, so to think of me owning a console that id always have connected to the net puts me off combined with console always being in power-down mode when off. even our set-top boxes etc are all turned off from the mains at night.

i think the 720 will be very internet feature driven hence it will require an always on, but on flip-side they may have generous allotments from publishers due to this move.

i guess wel wait and see at e3

I guess I don't understand what you are saying as far as your net hub cable connection. Why wouldn't you just leave it on all the time so you can access the internet anywhere in your home without having to go to your PC area and turn it back on/off?

Is the electricity savings of a few cents each month really that big of an issue?

Or where you live is electricity much more expensive or people much more "green" in their usages? I can definitely see where areas of much more dense population and poorer power/internet infrastructures would be more conservative with their power.

@STAGE, I can relate to what you are saying as well. I do not waste power and was brought up to turn things off when not in use, but not quite as conservative as to fully unplug power strips or turn off breakers or the like.