What happened to the reset button?

[keepithowitis]

I heard the old saying, 'you can't hit the reset button now' type thing after I did something stupid a couple nights ago, and for a while since then I've been wondering, what DID happen to the reset button? It used to be the easiest thing ever, just punch that and let it restart.

Thoughts?

 

[Rainemaida]

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Shaft

 

[Grey]

God forbid you just hit the power button twice. :/

 

[madster111]

Thats what the eject button is for.

 

[Chris_Crime]

Go Cowboys!

 

[De-Ting]

lol...MYLF.

Anyway, the PS3 doesn't need a reset button, and the Wii has the "Reset Software" option.

 

[Rekkie7]

I think it has a lot to do with the use of harddrives and autosaving. Reset at the wrong time and risk losing data.

At least we can shutdown from the controller now.

 

[jc00l]

At least we can shutdown from the controller now.

I have said this before but when i first found that out i was the happiest i have ever been.

 

[Shaft]

this topic seems to belong in general. Ill move it there

 

[Flaming_Tiki_God]

At least we can shutdown from the controller now.

I have said this before but when i first found that out i was the happiest i have ever been.

That's probably the saddest example of laziness I've read.

 

[used44]

Resets were great when it didn't take minutes fr games to load.

 

[Solaris10]

Reset button is for noob!

...........

Damn I miss that button....

 

[jc00l]

At least we can shutdown from the controller now.

I have said this before but when i first found that out i was the happiest i have ever been.

That's probably the saddest example of laziness I've read.

8)

 

[used44]

Can't.... get out..... of bed......

 

[LawnGnome]

Consoles just aren't built like they used to be. I always take care when turning any of the latest consoles on/off, but back in the day I used to rapid-fire the reset button on my NES when I got frustrated with performance or gameplay. That never had any negative effects, but try that on a 360, Wii, or PS3 and you'll end up with an expensive paperweight.

 

[used44]

I ripped the cartridges out of the SNES for like a week until I noticed the eject button.

 

[madster111]

but try that on a 360, Wii, or PS3 and you'll end up with an expensive paperweight.

Ha!
My old 360 used to go through that all the time (and getting absolutely hammered by fists) for about 2 years before she died.
and she only died because the disc tray stopped working.. The actual console itself still played arcade games and demos beautifly.

 

[MattAY]

Go get a wii you lazy bum! There's still a reset button on that.

 

[De-Ting]

I ripped the cartridges out of the SNES for like a week until I noticed the eject button.

 

[GhostTrip]

God forbid you just hit the power button twice. :/

Why do things twice when you can just do it once.