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In a recent article (http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/2009/04/official-sg-guide-to-buying-games.html), one of my colleagues told you how to buy, trade-in and rent video games. The feedback was astounding and with such helpful instructional tidbits as “this option involves going to your nearest shop, picking up the games you’re interested in and buying them full-price,” it’s easy to see why.

To continue the theme of telling people how to carry out supposedly simple tasks, I’ve put together a step by step guide to turning on your console, be it Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii. You can read it after the jump!



Playstation 3

The Playstation 3 is a tricky beast to get revved up and ready. Due to lack of a depressable button, many have become confused over exactly how to wake the slumbering, cell-packed system. Luckily for you, here’s a step-by-step guide to turning on your Playstation 3:



Ensure that the Playstation 3 is plugged in.
Extend index finger to maximum length (this may involve unfurling a clenched fist).
Locate the Playstation 3.
Move you freshly extended finger towards the Playstation 3.
Locate the heat sensitive ‘on’ button (see fig. 2.3956193b).
Touch heat sensitive ‘on’ button.

http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/img_0032-225x300.jpgFig. 2.3956193b


If done correctly, the light should turn green and your Sony made console will whir into action.

Xbox 360

Notoriously difficult to boot up, the Xbox 360’s has baffled many users. The difficulty lies in the fiendishly well disguised power button, making this near-impossible to turn on, without proper guidance. Thankfully, yet again, I’ve got a step by step guide for you:



Ensure that the Xbox 360 is plugged in.
Extend index finger to maximum length (this may involve unfurling a clenched fist).
Locate the Xbox 360.
Move you freshly extended finger towards the Xbox 360.
Locate the ‘on’ button (see fig. 63-246-28375-9384/2947261.37104).
Press ‘on’ button.

http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/img_0031-225x300.jpgFig. 63-246-28375-9384/2947261.37104


With a bit of luck, and a dash of Caesar sauce, the console should burst into flames activity.

Wii

Yes, you know me. Saving the the hardest ’till last. Turning on the Wii has caused me no end of trouble over the years, but guess what? There’s a guide to take you every step of the way, right below:



Ensure that the Wii is plugged in.
Extend index finger to maximum length (this may involve unfurling a clenched fist).
Locate the Wii.
Move you freshly extended finger towards the Wii.
Locate the ‘on’ button (see fig. ID:ZEBRA781).
Press ‘on’ button.

http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/img_0030-225x300.jpgfig. ID:ZEBRA781


Bang! The Wii is now on!

We hope you found this guide helpful, and be sure to tune in next week, where we’ll be showing you how to open your own door. You’d be mad to miss it!





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The ps3 button is heat-sensitive? didn't know that.

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I figured this stuff out all by myself! :)

After I turned on my 360 right after I hooked it up, I tried turning on my controller. I check the batteries and repeatedly tapping the xbox button on the controller, still no luck. So five minutes later, I gave in and read the set-up paper that came with it. As it turned out, I needed to HOLD the Xbox button on the controller to turn it on! I guess I expected it to be just like the PS3's DS3 and only need to press the icon.