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Warning: this is a weird poll, so be warned, it may cause severe head scratching, leading to blood loss.
I've always been taught to turn off a console before unplugging the controllers and or memory cards, and some people tell me that it's pointless, as you could have to reset the console when near the end of the game, but I say that its safer to the console etc. Of course, I'm not crazy enough to turn off the game if I'm near completion, I would just slyly slip a memory card in :D, but if I've just started, I would turn it off. Some say this is silly, but its safer! PC's are much more handy, with plug and play, which allows you to keep the PC switched on whilst you plug something in!
The question I ask is this: Do you turn your console off before inserting anything?
I've always been taught to turn off a console before unplugging the controllers and or memory cards, and some people tell me that it's pointless, as you could have to reset the console when near the end of the game, but I say that its safer to the console etc. Of course, I'm not crazy enough to turn off the game if I'm near completion, I would just slyly slip a memory card in :D, but if I've just started, I would turn it off. Some say this is silly, but its safer! PC's are much more handy, with plug and play, which allows you to keep the PC switched on whilst you plug something in!
The question I ask is this: Do you turn your console off before inserting anything?
You would only damage the console/peripheral if it was being accessed by the console when you tried to snatch it out of there. If you can tell the exact moment your console is NOT accessing your data then, sure, take it out if you please.....
Edgy wrote:
> I do. Instruction manuals usually advise that you do, and none of my consoles
> have ever broke yet! (touches wood)
Same here - I've never had a broken console, speaking of which, my cousins are devils for that. One of them accidentally pulled back on a controller and the PS1 fell to the floor and broke. Then, one of my cousins sold their 2nd PS1, and they've just bought a 3rd one! What mugs their parents (my uncle/auntie) are!
> I do. Instruction manuals usually advise that you do, and none of my consoles
> have ever broke yet! (touches wood)
Same here - I've never had a broken console, speaking of which, my cousins are devils for that. One of them accidentally pulled back on a controller and the PS1 fell to the floor and broke. Then, one of my cousins sold their 2nd PS1, and they've just bought a 3rd one! What mugs their parents (my uncle/auntie) are!
Well, I always keep memory cards plugged in, just to be on the safe side. There's no harm in that, so what's the point of plugging them in later?
I do. Instruction manuals usually advise that you do, and none of my consoles have ever broke yet! (touches wood)
Warning: this is a weird poll, so be warned, it may cause severe head scratching, leading to blood loss.
I've always been taught to turn off a console before unplugging the controllers and or memory cards, and some people tell me that it's pointless, as you could have to reset the console when near the end of the game, but I say that its safer to the console etc. Of course, I'm not crazy enough to turn off the game if I'm near completion, I would just slyly slip a memory card in :D, but if I've just started, I would turn it off. Some say this is silly, but its safer! PC's are much more handy, with plug and play, which allows you to keep the PC switched on whilst you plug something in!
The question I ask is this: Do you turn your console off before inserting anything?
I've always been taught to turn off a console before unplugging the controllers and or memory cards, and some people tell me that it's pointless, as you could have to reset the console when near the end of the game, but I say that its safer to the console etc. Of course, I'm not crazy enough to turn off the game if I'm near completion, I would just slyly slip a memory card in :D, but if I've just started, I would turn it off. Some say this is silly, but its safer! PC's are much more handy, with plug and play, which allows you to keep the PC switched on whilst you plug something in!
The question I ask is this: Do you turn your console off before inserting anything?