The British government recently set plans in motion to outlaw the standby feature on all technology, citing that eight percent of all their energy consumption comes from the feature.
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Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
*b1tch slaps the government*
NO!
just build enviromentally friendly energy plant's using hydro, solar or turbine power. it's only 8% they have to cover.
this way, electronics won't have to be specially manufactured for the UK (which will drive up costs) and uk gamers dont get cut off from the wii and 360 services.
First of all, they're not OUTLAWING standby - they're going to introduce rules to make the feature follow strict guidelines. Think about it - they can't outlaw something like this now. That would mean that any device that listens for radio communications would be outlawed. Garage door openers, your tv remote control (to turn the tv on or off), cordless phones, etc, etc.
I personally think its a good idea that they make the rules more strict. People leave their computers on standby all day - that's not necessary. Leaving your 360 on all day if you're not using it - not necessary. Sure it goes in "low power mode" but not as low as turning it off.
The thing is that when you DO turn it "off" it'll still be in standby listening for your wireless controller to turn it back on. They won't outlaw THIS feature.
Finally, 8% is a LOT of power. Almost a TENTH of all power consumption?! If they can reduce power consumption by even 5% - that's a HUGE savings in wasted energy. Good on them. Energy isn't free people, and it won't be abundant forever.
I hate the standby lights, I dont need a light to tell me its on standby.
My flatscreen has a horrible standby light, it literally lights the whole room late at night when my eyes adjust.
I put a piece of black electrical tape over it, but I am still paying the power bill for that light to shine.
and 25% of their energy is used to heat up boiling water for tea.... that's why we do iced tea in america.
Tea > All