Do you stand up you game sytems

**~FANTASY-ENDER~** · 08-14-2009, 03:38 PM

I was painting my X-Box 360 (which looks great) the other night and I was finishing painting the bottom of the X-Box and I was thinking, do you guys stand-up your X-Box 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, or whatever or do you lay them on their side. For me I stand up my X-Box 360 and I use to stand-up my PlayStation 2 until I got my PlayStation 2 modded and now it lays on its side.

**LocoColt04** · 08-14-2009, 03:54 PM

I would NEVER stand a 360 because the disc drive on the thing is so damned sensitive that you risk misaligning it with the slightest touch. Also, when upright, it's more prone to slight movements due to external vibrations (such as someone walking by, doors slamming, etc.) and you risk laser misalignment as well. If that happens, the lens on your 360 will carve rings in all of your discs...

That being said, the only system of mine that stands upright is the Wii, and only because it's in a stand properly supporting it. The PS3 and 360 both lay flat, as does the PS2. All other systems lay flat because they were not designed to stand up.

**Kilala** · 08-14-2009, 03:59 PM

I used to be a stand them up kind of gal... but since I moved to the new flat all my consoles tend to lie down. I like them like that as the PS symbol is the right way now haha - picky I know

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I never felt I was safe inserting my disks when they were upright. Not because of the devices, but because I feared user-error (as I'm rather clumsy).
So yes, after trying out both ways I vote for the lie down on the side position. ^~

**Ryu-Kentoshii Hirokima** · 08-14-2009, 04:02 PM

I lay my Systems on the side, but sometimes I will let them Stand, but most of the time, they are on Laying Down on their Sides. Thats just what I do

**Zargabaath** · 08-14-2009, 04:05 PM

I've always kept my consoles on their side and with a couple of books to keep it off the carpet.

**Dodie16** · 08-14-2009, 04:21 PM

I have my PS3 standing up, and my Nintendo Wii is standing up as well. I think it's only this generation of consoles that I have ever felt the need to do that. Also, my PS3 is a little too large to fit in the game shelf where all my other systems are, so that's a big reason right there.

**loaf** · 08-14-2009, 05:31 PM

My old PS2 used to not read disks when it was laid flat, but when I stood it up it would read perfectly. Now I have the slim one and it has to be laid flat. I don't own a 360 or Ps3 so w/e but I would probably have them lay flat. My Wii is up, cause of the stand it's in.

**KeybladerXIII** · 08-14-2009, 05:54 PM

I stand my PS3 up because there is no room for it anywhere close to the tv, which is hanging on the wall, so the only way it can fit nicely is straight up beside my printer and computer. My Wii also stands up and I keep my PS2 flat on the ground.

**KeyranSolo** · 08-14-2009, 06:23 PM

Mine are all laid down, no specific reason, they just are.

Che · 08-14-2009, 07:04 PM

I keep them laid down because

A) it fits my setup better
and
B) it seems more natural with, you know, gravity and all

**Jin** · 08-15-2009, 09:50 PM

If I stood them up, they would block my TV and would therefore be annoying. Hence, I lay them down. As the crow flies.

**Midnight Panda** · 08-16-2009, 11:16 AM

i lstand mine up so that they dont overheat

**Dean Winchester** · 08-23-2009, 06:56 AM

Laying on the floor, my uncle's PS3 got screwed up by leaving it on its side. It won't read disks of any kind now.

**Meier Link** · 08-23-2009, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Needwork

i lstand mine up so that they dont overheat

Most of the game consols are made to stnad up or lay down with out ventalation problems. Hence why the PS3 has breather holes on multiple sides of the machine and also the majority of them are on their back side (the side you can't lay it on with out proping it up) that has rounded corners making it almost impossible to lay/ prop up. It is more about the area you put it in, the consol needs room to breath.

Game consol designers aren't idiots.

As for me I tend to adapt to the situation; for my big sceen I have plenty of room to lay my consol down in the entertainment center but for use with my bedroom TV and the TV in my sons room I tend to stand them up because of limited room and I refuse to sit my consol in the floor. The floor is the worst place for any type of gaming system. I am glad that I have the option to lay my Ps3 (and PS2 when I had one) down and have the ability to stand them up.

So as for the poll I will not respond because the "both" option is not availible.

All of my none standable consol lay naturally though.

**KatytheHedgehog** · 08-23-2009, 08:23 AM

I lie xbox 360 on its side because if I don't then the slightest touch gives my disc laser marks and then it won't play that game.....

**Victoria** · 08-23-2009, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by LocoColt04

I would NEVER stand a 360 because the disc drive on the thing is so damned sensitive that you risk misaligning it with the slightest touch. Also, when upright, it's more prone to slight movements due to external vibrations (such as someone walking by, doors slamming, etc.) and you risk laser misalignment as well. If that happens, the lens on your 360 will carve rings in all of your discs...

That being said, the only system of mine that stands upright is the Wii, and only because it's in a stand properly supporting it. The PS3 and 360 both lay flat, as does the PS2. All other systems lay flat because they were not designed to stand up.

This right here. Same exact layout as this, and for the same exact reasons.

**Jeremy** · 08-23-2009, 09:04 AM

I have my 360 and Wii standing up. My PS3 is built to lay on it's side though. I just put them the way they are built to.

**Midnight Panda** · 08-23-2009, 12:01 PM

i recently changed my room around completely so i have my tv stand the my wii standing on one side, my xbox in the middle, and my ps3 standing on the other side.

so it looks like this

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...................................s.............. ...............i
...................................3.............3 60...........i

**GypsyElder** · 08-23-2009, 01:26 PM

I tend to lay mine on the side,its a safety precaution... not for me, but for my system

I get a little crazy when I really get into it. you'd be surprised..

**Darkdragoon** · 08-23-2009, 04:48 PM

Here's my system's that i leave standing up:

XBOX 360
WII

Then the one's that we leave laying down:

Nintendo
super nintendo
Ps2
Ps1

think that's it =/

**Jin** · 08-24-2009, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Silverdragoon

Then the one's that we leave laying down:

Nintendo
super nintendo
Ps2
Ps1

...Doesn't it kind of go without saying that you don't stand your SNES on its side while using it? Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the original question of this thread only pertained to consoles that were built to be played standing up, not your SNES.

**Padraic** · 08-24-2009, 03:46 PM

I keep mine up right because my wii hasn't worked multiple times because it was on its side... also I find on the xbox 360 it just looks much cooler on the side because the disks stand without falling out in the disk tray

**whoops xbox looks cooler standing up

Litesone · 08-26-2009, 02:19 AM

For me personally, right now I only have my PS2 set up, and all my consoles are still packed as I haven't found a viable reason to have them out yet. But when I get everything settled I will have my X-Box 360 standing up(looks cooler

), PS2 laying flat as I believe the PS2 looks more natural that way, Wii standing up for obvious reasons such as the stand it comes with, as well as my NES and SNES laying flat as well for obvious reasons

So
Standing: X-Box 360, Wii
Laying Flat: PS2, SNES, NES

And I soon hope to be adding a PS3 to that collection. Now the question is, find a BC PS3 or buy the 120GB slim, hmmmmmm.

**TheAnitaAttack** · 08-27-2009, 11:55 AM

We always put our consoles on their side like the Ps2 and Xbox. We put it on the side cuz we dont want it to fall down.

**smithhanson** · 08-28-2009, 11:42 AM

We have a home theatre, and we have a little area in the back of it where we hook up all our gaming consoles and DVD players and such. There is little room there so usually to save space, we stand up the consoles.

**Padraic** · 08-30-2009, 03:23 AM

Just cuz I find this ironic, only recently my brother lay his xbox 360 on its side to protect it and the disks from falling and breaking. The ironic thing is it shortly after got the worst xbox, disease you may call it, yup, you guessed it, the Red Ring of Death...

and I think laying it on its side is the factor.

Che · 08-30-2009, 06:30 PM

I forgot to add, sometimes I ask my ps3 out on a date and then don't show, effectively standing it up.

**Jin** · 08-30-2009, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Che

I forgot to add, sometimes I ask my ps3 out on a date and then don't show, effectively standing it up.

Zing!

**NeoArashi** · 09-05-2009, 09:11 PM

I'm standing my bro's 360 up, since I have no space, he does that too, when it's not in my room. Also, when I get my own Xbox, I'll clean my room a bit, so I'll lay it down.