The discussion about what the consoles can or can not do is honestly not solving anything.
Saying that the consoles should or should not be doing a thing is simply trying to throw the problem to someone else. On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 15:40 Carsten Bormann <c...@tzi.org> wrote: > On 2020-02-12, at 20:45, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > > > Aren't most modern consoles on whether they're "on" or not? IE: It's not > a full power up from a dead stop, 0 watts power usage. > > > https://www.anandtech.com/show/7528/the-xbox-one-mini-review-hardware-analysis/5 > says two-digit standby power (which they say is needed for background > updating). At least in Germany, nobody sane will leave the thing in that > expensive mode (a watt-year is $3 here). Switchable extension power cords > are being actively marketed here for these power hogs. > > Grüße, Carsten > >
