Games closed by the automatic shutoff timer don't show the Quit option

Have you thought to check your family settings on the console? It's quite possible that there is a timer set up to automatically shut down/disconnect.

Now I haven’t tested it, yet, but I understand that the controller won’t time out when watching a movie or Netflix with a headset plugged in. This would mean it’s gotta be situational, right? As previously stated, the game has to register the controller as active or it throws an error, so a wireless headset doesn’t help me, because the controller will still time out.

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Sadly has no way to configure this in the controller that prevents it from turning off itself or extending the time it can stay on. A workaround is to buy a wireless headset and use it with the console, then you won't need the controller.

It's not a sleep timer, but there are options on your console to have it automatically shut down after a certain period of non-use. Just use that.

I believe the options are "1 Hour" and "6 Hour". They don't work if you have a open app such as Netflix; who would want Netflix to shut down one hour into a movie. A sleep timer would be a great idea.

That seems like quite the oversight. I'm also surprised that as they can play asynchronously (by virtue of not having a timer) that you're not able to close the game and return every now and again to play your turn.