Hyet
Member
Switch still does that, but with just one game.
Lucifers Beard
Member
I thought this was a pointless feature to be honest. You can already suspend applications on Switch by putting the console to sleep and then continue from where you were, which I think is way more useful than quick resume.
Spyxos
Member
You mean switch 2? And which game?
RoboFu
One of the green rats
It has quick resume he seems to be talking about Xboxes resume which saves multiple resume slots. Both the switch and switch 2 has quick resume that keeps where you left off in the last game you played.
apple_of_enlightenment
Member
Fake news. Switch has the quickest resume and Switch 2 will too.
Hyet
Member
I mean any switch, including 2
Works with all games, but just with the one game you are playing at the moment. When you want to stop playing you put the console to sleep and when you return to it the game is where you left it.
Topher
Identifies as young
PaintTinJr
Member
The lack of developer to-the-metal on Series API makes it an easier feature to implement on series - with less risk of security holes for hacking and less risk of harder to replicate bugs.
The feature for more than one game also potentially wastes the size of system RAM (game allocation) for every game you have that can instantly launch from resumed, which on consoles with spiralling BoMs and a desire for platform holders to sell consoles with minimal amount of BoM allocation for storage, there are genuinely good technical and financial reasons why PlayStation and Nintendo have seemingly decided that the current active game sleeping system is a good balance.
There is a Windows bug - even still in 11 Pro - that has existed forever where bringing certain (typically laptop) wireless chipsets out of sleep/hibernation mode on Windows fails to restart the (IIRC) LLDP protocol driver to allow local LAN browser name services to work correctly. So to remote in to a \\Computer_name, you'd have to use the \\IP address in Mstsc program instead, until a restart or disabling and re-enabling the the wireless adapter or kicking the machine from the router and making it renegotiate with the router.
IMO this sort of shows the pitfalls of sleep/hibernation systems even on Microsoft's main Windows consumer product has issues that they don't get detected by them and then don't necessarily get fixed, which for a console product is an even bigger issue for going to-the-metal, and not worth the hassle. At least if a game had a faulty game state on PlayStation/Switch restarting the system and loading another game is a full proof validation that the console works, whereas on Series you could have one faulty sleep state, resume another game and another, and all could be faulty when restoring the sleep state, making it harder to troubleshoot the source problem.
LordOcidax
Member
1 game quick resume is enough… Like the Switch 1.
LastBattle
Member
Wish all gaming devices had this feature. It really is god damn awesome to jump into a number of different games where you left off without having to sit through all the insufferable splash screen logos and loading up your current save. Once you get to experience it it's hard to go back.
Same ol G
Member
The Switch is capable of opening the eshop while suspending your game, this was possible from day 1.
Or do you actually mean that the game keeps running so you won't be disconnected while playing online?
If that's the case it would be nice but i believe it would be difficult, when i go to the home menu on my ps5 while playing TFD or Monster hunter wilds i'm always disconnected when resuming gameplay after a few minutes.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
I'm confused. No, not online. But normally openning the eshop and buying games etc. I'm sure some settings require closing the game.
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yeah, I mention this a little later in the post. In windows PC terms it's like sleep and not hibernate.
it can copy it to internal storage like xbox does which requires no power
Same ol G
Member
Not as far i'm aware, when you press the home button your game will be suspended.
You can now acces all the icons below your game icons while keeping your game suspended.
Chukhopops
Member
I'm baffled by all the people defending a strictly inferior method. Current Switch sleep mode:
- consumes battery as anyone who owns a Switch would know;
- doesn't work with online games either, the server will kick you out within a minute;
- obviously is limited to a single game or application. So you're going to be watching a minute of logos and going back not exactly where you were when you swap games.
The only vaguely relevant argument is that each snapshot takes around 10GB, but they could always limit it to two and it wouldn't be a big issue.
I have a theory why some are so vehemently against it but I won't take a guess.
- consumes battery as anyone who owns a Switch would know;
- doesn't work with online games either, the server will kick you out within a minute;
- obviously is limited to a single game or application. So you're going to be watching a minute of logos and going back not exactly where you were when you swap games.
The only vaguely relevant argument is that each snapshot takes around 10GB, but they could always limit it to two and it wouldn't be a big issue.
I have a theory why some are so vehemently against it but I won't take a guess.
Baemono
Member
I got to check that cause you made me doubt it. And.... *drum rolls*.... you can access the eShop while in a game.
BigLee74
Member
Having a good laugh at the folk knocking Xbox quick resume and saying it's useless.
It's a great feature, especially for those with multiple games on the go at the same time. It's also implemented in such a way that even if you don't know about it as a user, you still likely benefit day to day.
It's a great feature, especially for those with multiple games on the go at the same time. It's also implemented in such a way that even if you don't know about it as a user, you still likely benefit day to day.
Baemono
Member
Who are these people ?
The whole minute? Wow, don't know how people survive this. Well, if you are switching games every 3 minutes it could be tough ngl
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Xbox resumes doesn't work with online games. They reset as soon as you resume or kick you offline.
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L*][*N*K
Member
Playstation 5 doesn't feature Quick Resume
Chukhopops
Member
Why do we need shorter load times then? Why use resume at all and not do a full power cycle? It's more convenient and that's why it's better, not sure what the argument is.
See above and all over the first page.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
I wasn't expecting them to do it anyway. I'm not planning on playing multiple games on Switch 2 like I do on Xbox. Just 1st party stuff. On Xbox it's a great feature, probably the best system level feature this gen. Haven't had to see a start screen virtually the whole gen unless the game is online. Just start it up and I'm instantly back where I was in 4 seconds. Multiple games.
Chukhopops
Member
And so does standard sleep mode so I don't see the argument here. Either way the server isn't going to keep you connected. Handheld games are also more likely to properly take into account the switch from online to offline.
bigdad2007
Member
There is a very vocal online minority that has been pirating and emulating Nintendo systems since the DS days. They haven't actually been meaningfully invested in Nintendo platforms for decades at this point. But they want to play Zelda/Pokemon or whatever. Nintendo going after Yuzu was what set most of them off, as they have been using anything even remotely bad Nintendo does as an excuse to pirate. See the YouTuber Jim Sterling as an example of such person.
Kerotan
Member
You did however make a post about this very strange fantasy of yours.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
In large nobody cares about quick resume, it's a nice feature, but is quite useless for most gamers who play online and have to reprocess the connection anyway, consoles are plenty fast for a quick boot, the Switch 2 already have a smaller SSD, losing space for this feature is not worth it. The same goes to people who own the 512Gb Series S, you lose 148Gb for the OS and features like this.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
I stand corrected then. I genuinely thought you couldn't do that. It's even more embarrassing given how much time I've spent playing on my Switch.
BlackTron
Member
You guys aren't wrong, but OP is an intentionally disingenuous ass in almost every other post he makes, so no one cares.
Parazels
Member
I meant the consoles after PS5 and Xbox Series.
Cyberpunkd
Banned
This is Nintendo we are talking about, "letting players do X" is anathema to them.
Parazels
Member
Why are you so
toxic? My comments are always full of common sense!
BlackTron
Member
Why are you so
See what I mean about intentionally disingenuous? He just leaves out common sense on purpose as a gaslighting tactic.
Same ol G
Member
Yeah we all know, that's comes with having a battery just use the dock.
This is the same on PS5, Xbox, PC and every handheld device out there.
See if you can come up with a solution to this it probably would make you rich.
Again, apart from Xbox the same for every other device.
That's not vague just the truth.
Sometimes it's better to not say anything if you don't have anything worthwhile to say so smart decision.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Parazels
Member
Oh, sorry, I mistakenly thought you meant my comments, not that rude girl.
Baemono
Member
But you raise a good question, cause I had the same discussion several years ago about that, someone was saying "it's a shame you can't even do X withouth quitting a game" and it was true, at least back then, so now I wonder if it was acessing the eShop while in a game and they corrected it since.
BlackTron
Member
You made the connection between your behavior and a rude girl, not me man. But if you see that connection, you do have common sense (just once again, intentionally stepping around it, as your next post will).
Dural
Member
It works in the background and just quickly loads the last several games you've played, it's being used even if you don't realize it. Tell me you've never used an Xbox without telling me...
Chukhopops
Member
Sorry what's your argument then?
You don't explain why you think the QR system isn't better when it would not consume battery on standby and would allow multiple games to be suspended?
DAHGAMING
Kentucky Fried Controller
Im sure of you make a thread about consoles that suck your cock over on Era you will get many pages of engaging conversation if thats what your into
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
wait, so it does have quick resume?
Xcell Miguel
Member
Not when there are unskippable useless logos at boot up, I hate that.
I'd prefer they show the logo the first time you boot a game, or every 10 launchs for example, not having to wait 30 to 60 sec because of many company logos and epilepsy warnings.
At least on PC you can delete/replace the video files most of the time, but to avoid this on Xbox consoles Quick Resume is great.
It's like buying DVDs and BRs, you have unskippable copyrights and anti-copy text every times, but if you download or stream it, you don't, what a joke.