| Materia-Blade said: 2/3 hours a day already makes that big difference. |
Doesn't change the fact your original comment is nonsense. The estimated lifetime (5~ years) energy cost of an X1 is about $150. That's certainly a lot more than the WiiU, but your comment implied you would be paying almost $100 more (minus XBL) per year. That $150 drops to around $80 - 90 if you don't mind cold booting it, rather than putting it into standby.
On a side note, it's not really fair to group the PS4/X1's online costs in a linear comparison with the WiiU. Many people are more than happy to pay it for all the additional features both provide. Heck, i started paying for PS+ before the PS4 was even released, since i think the "free" games provided offer far more value than the cost of the service itself. That continues to be the reason i pay for it (otherwise i wouldn't bother, i don't play online on consoles much). That won't be the case for everything, but it's something that should be taken note of.
