Hmm, maybe this is why I had so many problems with my XB1 between November 2015 and current regarding it being slow to load games properly. That the NXOE update in November 2015 brought the concept that you should leave your devices on sleep mode rather than fully switching them off.
@Samus7Killer I've done that ever since I've figured out how, after a few weeks of leaving it sleep mode. I'll hopefully have enough data from Nintendo to make an accurate decision on how to best keep my Switch in good condition.
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The Switch is even easier than 3DS, you just have to use it as intended, and I know that is difficult for people who have trained themselves to think a device absolutely has to be turned off all the way.
I realize I'm replying back to an old post but anyway. I'm sorry man, but I'm not going to continuously recharge my Switch if I'm not even using it. I once left a fully charged Switch in sleep mode for about a week or so without touching it in that time. When I later checked it, the battery was close to 1%. So yes, it will still drain even in sleep mode. If my Switch is not seeing use for a long period, then I'm just going to turn it off.
I realize the intent is to leave the console in sleep mode between play sessions. And I DO that, WHEN I'm actually using it. But my Switch right now hasn't seen use for at least two months now, so I'm just going to leave it off in that time. All I said is that I wish the boot up process was quicker and easier.
I already know how the Switch is "properly" meant to be used. I'm honestly annoyed by your response.
I also never said that I turn it off every time I put it down; I don't. So I'm also annoyed at the argument.
Yeah if im not gonna use the Switch for a few months then yes, its actually a good idea to turn the thing completely off. I had mine off for a few weeks till Sonic Mania came out but im pretty much exhausted that game and will leave it off till the next SplatFest and then so on till Mario. After Mario my switch could be off for a few months.
So.... any word on a Sonic Mania patch for Switch? I've been waiting for some of it's issues to be addressed (like the unresponsive/ slow responding Home button, among other things) before buying it. And here we are, over a week later. I hope it's not going to wait until the PC version comes out...
im actually pretty annoyed by this issue. I got the collectors edition for Switch since the red logo looked better than the Blue PS4 strip. The X1 Green is just icky. (M$ in general is, i dont own their products at all) and handheld mode is darling; hopefully this gets fixed quick. But meh im almost done playing it as all the charachters and will be done with it by time they fix it. For noq i pause, them hit home.
@IceClimbers Great stuff! I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'd take 'hybrid FIFA 18' over 'FIFA 18 + The Journey' without giving it a second thought...admittedly, that may be because I didn't own FIFA 17, so won't be missing the recent upgrades - but I'm still pretty excited to have a 'home console' FIFA that I can take with me on the go ..I think that, if the off-screen Gamescom footage is anything to go by, the Switch version is looking pretty decent too!
EDIT: I also wanted to mention EA's other game - Fe - if you haven't done so already, do yourselves a favour and check out the recent trailer...that game looks absolutely gorgeous! ..not usually the biggest fan of EA, but they're getting two thumbs up from me so far for these early Switch games
@rallydefault Energy drain is energy drain. What reason would one have for letting your console sit there, consuming energy and reducing it's life-span, when the time for it to start up hardly matters
...huh?
I thought it was pretty common knowledge that start up from scratch is always the most trying on a system's components. I mean, PC people have known this for decades. The occasional complete shut-down is necessary for updates and decluttering of your system, but in general you want to keep a PC running or in a semi state when not in use so as not to tax the components with constant on-and-off transitioning. And not just electronics: any kind of combustion engine like in your car follows the same rule.
Sleep modes were created to alleviate some of those problems.
Is this at all related to why lightbulbs always seem to burn out when you flip them on? It's for this reason that I always shy away from plugging things in while its switched on.
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