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Pemalite said:

Computers actually have a 3rd option. Hibernate.

Sleep is essentially a low-power state that suspends your current session to RAM for a quick resume.
Whilst Hibernate suspends your current session to the Hard Drive and turns off completely.
Shutdown doesn't save your current session and turns off completely.

I prefer a full system shutdown as the OS gets to start with a clean slate.

Like you, I avoid sleep, even though it saves power.. It doesn't save as much as a full shutdown, I am happy to spend the extra few minutes booting my Xbox/Playstation/Switch/PC.

With the Switch/Switch 2, just hold the power button for at least three seconds to access the power menu... Then select "Power Options," and then choose "Turn off".
Not sure if there is some vampiric power draw after the fact, it's been awhile since I have played with any of my Switch consoles.

I know how to turn off the Switch 2, Nintendo obviously doesnt know you can make it where you can do that without having to physically push and hold a button, its not like its rocket science since Playstation and Xbox (and pretty much any computing device is capable of doing such a feat).



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BasilZero said:
Pemalite said:

I prefer a full system shutdown as the OS gets to start with a clean slate.

Like you, I avoid sleep, even though it saves power.. It doesn't save as much as a full shutdown, I am happy to spend the extra few minutes booting my Xbox/Playstation/Switch/PC.

With the Switch/Switch 2, just hold the power button for at least three seconds to access the power menu... Then select "Power Options," and then choose "Turn off".
Not sure if there is some vampiric power draw after the fact, it's been awhile since I have played with any of my Switch consoles.

I know how to turn off the Switch 2, Nintendo obviously doesnt know you can make it where you can do that without having to physically push and hold a button, its not like its rocket science since Playstation and Xbox (and pretty much any computing device is capable of doing such a feat).

On Xbox you also physically push and hold a button to shut down the console: push + hold the Xbox-button, then select "power down"... 2 steps.

On Switch 2: push + hold the Power button, then select "power options", then select "power down"... 3 steps.

On PS5: push PlayStation button, then push down button, then scroll left or right to "Power", then push down button to "Turn Off PS5", then push X-button.

It's not rocket science, but the procedure on PlayStation needs the most steps.



Conina said:

On Xbox you also physically push and hold a button to shut down the console: push + hold the Xbox-button, then select "power down"... 2 steps.

On Switch 2: push + hold the Power button, then select "power options", then select "power down"... 3 steps.

On PS5: push PlayStation button, then push down button, then scroll left or right to "Power", then push down button to "Turn Off PS5", then push X-button.

It's not rocket science, but the procedure on PlayStation needs the most steps.

I don’t care about number of steps - not sure why you are being such an ass about this conversation 

21st century and a consumer device cannot be shutdown through its GUI, that is rocket science for a software/hardware company if they can’t even implement that.



BasilZero said:
Conina said:

On Xbox you also physically push and hold a button to shut down the console: push + hold the Xbox-button, then select "power down"... 2 steps.

On Switch 2: push + hold the Power button, then select "power options", then select "power down"... 3 steps.

On PS5: push PlayStation button, then push down button, then scroll left or right to "Power", then push down button to "Turn Off PS5", then push X-button.

It's not rocket science, but the procedure on PlayStation needs the most steps.

I don’t care about number of steps - not sure why you are being such an ass about this conversation 

21st century and a consumer device cannot be shutdown through its GUI, that is rocket science for a software/hardware company if they can’t even implement that.

The power options of the Switch are part of the GUI. You reach that part of the GUI by holding a button.

On Xbox and PlayStation your also reach some parts of the GUI or some functions in first party games only by holding a button.
So I don't understand why holding a button is such a strange concept to you.

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Conina said:

The power options of the Switch are part of the GUI. You reach that part of the GUI by holding a button.

On Xbox and PlayStation your also reach some parts of the GUI or some functions in first party games only by holding a button.
So I don't understand why holding a button is such a strange concept to you.

Which button do you think that is Einstein? I dont remember having to get up and press the physical power button on my playstation or Xbox to be able to turn it off. 

You aren’t reading my post properly or just want to argue for no reason.

The Shut down /turn off option on the switch can only be accessed if you get up and press and hold the power button on top of the physical console

You don’t have to do that on PlayStation or Xbox, you can access that without having to get up and pushing the power button on the actual console.

Do you get up and physically push the power button on your computer to initiate the option to shut down? 

Holding a button with the controller isn’t the issue, you can’t even do that on the switch/switch 2 as you have to go up to the console and push and hold the power button on the actual console to get the option to turn off the system.

You cannot turn off a Switch 2 with a controller, you can put it to sleep but cannot turn off - that is the issue.

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While I mostly play in docked mode since I upgraded to a 4k tv, I do wish the battery life was better for those times when I can only play in handheld mode. Other than that, I'm content with the system as it is.



I'm waiting for the inevitable OLED switch 2 along with better battery at a lower price then I'll buy.
Another thing which greedy Nintendo won't do is lower the prices on games and bring back the Player's Choice/ Nintendo Select!



BasilZero said:

Which button do you think that is Einstein? I dont remember having to get up and press the physical power button on my playstation or Xbox to be able to turn it off. 

Okay, so you mean after playing in docked mode! You didn't specify that until now.

Didn't thought about that because I play Switch 1 + 2 almost always in handheld mode.

Yeah, for Switch gamers often playing in docked mode, that can be annoying.

On the other hand... the Switch 2 only draws 0.4 - 0.5 watts per hour in sleep mode (LAN deactivated), that is  3.5 - 4.4 kW per year. So just ~1 dollar/Euro per year energy costs... I can live with that.

And thanks to the battery a power blackout while the console is in sleep mode is no problem. A PS4 or PS5 or Xbox has to check all internal and external SSDs + HDDs after the reboot and sometimes has to repair damaged data. 



Conina said:

Okay, so you mean after playing in docked mode! You didn't specify that until now.

Didn't thought about that because I play Switch 1 + 2 almost always in handheld mode.

Yeah, for Switch gamers often playing in docked mode, that can be annoying.

On the other hand... the Switch 2 only draws 0.4 - 0.5 watts per hour in sleep mode (LAN deactivated), that is  3.5 - 4.4 kW per year. So just ~1 dollar/Euro per year energy costs... I can live with that.

And thanks to the battery a power blackout while the console is in sleep mode is no problem. A PS4 or PS5 or Xbox has to check all internal and external SSDs + HDDs after the reboot and sometimes has to repair damaged data. 

Yes, docked is what I meant 

It’s a minor inconvenience but it’s for me the only complaint I have for the switch aside from that I think the switch family is the best set of consoles Nintendo made



Anyone who says that it should have OLED with VRR is disingenuous or ignorant. There are very few OLED panels with VRR (namely the 8,8" Legion Go Gen 2 features on @ 144Hz). Nintendo has to choose between OLED or VRR, and I believe that they have made the correct choice in order to keep costs (and price) down. An OLED Switch 2 would have to feature an entirely different screen technology, and would probably cost way more than it does right now. The Legion Go Gen 2 mentioned before is twice the price of Switch 2.