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I like how he called his ps2 an idiot.
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Don't unplug your PS4 while it is on
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I like how he called his ps2 an idiot.
Succinct Verbosity
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I've had my PS4 hard lock and I've had to power off at the mains - it's not great, but it does happen.
I mean, it literally says "Hey, Do A Proper Shutdown Or Risk Damaging The System" everytime it boots up from an improper shutdown... So you didn't read that, or...?
psynergylover
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spazchicken
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That feeling when you realize you may have been whooping your two year old for no reason...
The only exception I can think of is modems/routers. Pulling the plug is a very common practice for power cycling them.
Insane Metal
Gold Member
Lol yeah that's just the message on the screen, I just repeated it.
NiKKO FRANCHiSE
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Sure has been a lot of thread backfires/tag fishing lately
Ninja Scooter
Member
It could harm the device, hence the warnings to not do it on purpose.
So if I'm playing a game during a rainstorm and the power goes out, my PS4 is fucked? I mean, you can chide the OP for deliberately bringing this on himself but that seems like a pretty troubling problem with the hardware/software. A PC or phone that did the same thing would be unacceptable.
N° 2048
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Get a surge protector.
Common Knowledge
Member
Yeah, never unplugging your systems is an obvious thing for all electronics, but PS4 is particularly odd with it (at least I think) cause it always rebuilds its database everytime it happens, which makes me nervous. My area gets frequent power outages so I'm always somewhat paranoid about it.
LookAtMeGo
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I just smack the sides and blow in the disc tray.
Depends.
If it just had a power cutoff it'll cycle through the DB rebuild & a couple of other things before scolding you about not turning it off before disconnecting the power.
If there's a power surge and you aren't surge protected it might get damaged.
Sword Of Doom
Member
I've had power outages and nothing happened. Also the same thing can happen to a PC (especially if you do it repeatedly)
A surge protector won't prevent a sudden loss of power. It only guards against your hardware getting fried by a power surge.
I get that annoying scolding message often since I always leave my PS4 in low-power mode, and inevitably some rainy-day power outage causes it to shut down completely. I presume though I'm protected from that so long as I've done the low power shutdown, though I wish there was a way to turn of the scolding message
TheSpoiler
Member
I just pour water on my PS4 to turn it off.
But using your PC or a charging phone during a rainstorm can have the same outcome.
PC and PS4 can become corrupt from sudden power lost and all three are prone to being fried from electricity surge.
Do people not know this?
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
And as far as phones go, those are portable devices and thus have built-in batteries and tend to have associated safeties (you typically can't update your phone without a decent charge and phones will usually shut-down forcibly once the battery gets to a certain point), so most loss-of-power situations usually aren't relevant there anyway. But even still, in the event the battery were to fail or be disconnected it's completely possible the same issues could arise. This shit could happen to literally anything.
Apparently people think warning messages are for shits and giggles.
That's not even a joke, way too many people think they're literally meaningless.
Common Knowledge
Member
I've heard once that it's good to let your phone battery completely die off before charging it. Sounds like bullshit to me but anybody want to fill me in on the accuracy of that?
Aceofspades
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gundamkyoukai
Member
Your PC can be fuck also .
It has happen to me already with my PC even with a surge protector .
Don't think he got the memo 📝
If you're that concerned get a UPS.
A SSD in my computer was actually damaged during a power outage.
Yup, any surfers or direct unplugging is like rolling the dice on whether it fucks your shit up.
The fact that OP did it numerous times despite the warnings is hilarious, and he's lucky no permanent damage seems done on the console lol.
Seems like a design flaw in my opinion. There should be a backup of every essential file on the disk in separate sector case this happens, and it will pull corrupted files. Forcing you to wipe the drive is a bit asinine.
I've had devices die probably a hundred times to me having to pull the plug, accident power loss, or my entire houses power going out.
I've never once faced any corruption, especially to that magnitude. My PS3 had to go through this a lot, even during firmware updates. Always survived.
I've had devices die probably a hundred times to me having to pull the plug, accident power loss, or my entire houses power going out.
I've never once faced any corruption, especially to that magnitude. My PS3 had to go through this a lot, even during firmware updates. Always survived.
cyber_ninja
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No shit, it's like saying don't drink and drive.
2 further pieces of advice for OP :
Don't stare at the sun (eye damage)
Don't piss on a flat rock (shoe damage)
ShroudOfFate
Member
I can still microwave my silverware though right? I like my forks warm and toasty
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Well, while the OP is very 'no shit" territory, the way the PS4 deals with electrical charges is different from almost every device I've ever owned.
The amount of times I've unplugged it, touched the capacitive touch buttons and it's still turned on for a brief second or the times ive put it into rest mode and it's just turned itself off is countless at this point.
The simple fact that console hates being turned off via the power button is a bit of a red flag. I know it's just following the conventions of a x86 computer but it doesn't change the fact that i had to unlearn habits of 20 years of console gaming in the first few weeks with it.
Also, WTF is with all those random beeps?
The amount of times I've unplugged it, touched the capacitive touch buttons and it's still turned on for a brief second or the times ive put it into rest mode and it's just turned itself off is countless at this point.
The simple fact that console hates being turned off via the power button is a bit of a red flag. I know it's just following the conventions of a x86 computer but it doesn't change the fact that i had to unlearn habits of 20 years of console gaming in the first few weeks with it.
Also, WTF is with all those random beeps?
Power surges are not the same as simple power outages. My phone doesn't go corrupt if I drain the battery down to 0%. My computer has been running during many power outages and hasn't required me to format my drive as a result.
buttery fistful
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about 1.5 years ago i was extremely pissed at either my ps4 or a video game, and the only way to get the last laugh on it was to unplug it while it was still on. i regretted it instantly. thankfully it was fine after i powered it back up. i'll never do that again.
Well, I invite you to do it all the time and let your battery drain dead, every single time, let's see how long your battery life lasts. Same for your pc, yank the power cable while it's working every time from now on. Give us an update lol.
Read the OP. He has bee doing it all the time, it eventually caught with him, it's like playing Russian roulette.
He said "can have the same outcome," my PS4 has been on during a power outage and has been fine, as well.
WaterAstro
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Hidden One
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Why not?
Nah I don't believe you. In fact, I'm just gonna put a lighter to the gas!
Holy shit. That was static wasn't it? I think it happens in dry weather mostly, no?