diff --git a/pcsx2/Patch.cpp b/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
index fbf3519cb3..cab0015df7 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <wx/txtstrm.h>
 #include <wx/zipstrm.h>
 
+bool ElfConActive() {
+	return SysConsole.ELF.IsActive();
+}
+
 IniPatch Patch[ MAX_PATCH ];
 IniPatch Cheat[ MAX_CHEAT ];
 
@@ -197,14 +201,17 @@ static int LoadCheatsFiles(const wxDirName& folderName, wxString& fileSpec, cons
 	bool found = dir.GetFirst(&buffer, L"*", wxDIR_FILES);
 	while (found) {
 		if (buffer.Upper().Matches(fileSpec.Upper())) {
-			Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, L"Found %s file: '%s'", WX_STR(friendlyName), WX_STR(buffer));
+			if (ElfConActive())
+				Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, L"Found %s file: '%s'", WX_STR(friendlyName), WX_STR(buffer));
 			int before = cheatnumber;
 			f.Open(Path::Combine(dir.GetName(), buffer));
 			inifile_process(f);
 			f.Close();
 			int loaded = cheatnumber - before;
-			Console.WriteLn((loaded ? Color_Green : Color_Gray), L"Loaded %d %s from '%s' at '%s'",
-							loaded, WX_STR(friendlyName), WX_STR(buffer), WX_STR(folderName.ToString()));
+			if (ElfConActive()) {
+				Console.WriteLn((loaded ? Color_Green : Color_Gray), L"Loaded %d %s from '%s' at '%s'",
+				                loaded, WX_STR(friendlyName), WX_STR(buffer), WX_STR(folderName.ToString()));
+			}
 			numberFoundCheatsFiles ++;
 		}
 		found = dir.GetNext(&buffer);
@@ -230,8 +237,10 @@ int LoadCheatsFromZip(wxString gameCRC, const wxString& cheatsArchiveFilename) {
     wxString name = entry->GetName();
     name.MakeUpper();
     if (name.Find(gameCRC) == 0 && name.Find(L".PNACH")+6u == name.Length()) {
-      Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, L"Loading patch '%s' from archive '%s'",
-                      WX_STR(entry->GetName()), WX_STR(cheatsArchiveFilename));
+      if (ElfConActive()) {
+        Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, L"Loading patch '%s' from archive '%s'",
+                        WX_STR(entry->GetName()), WX_STR(cheatsArchiveFilename));
+      }
       wxTextInputStream pnach(zip);
       while (!zip.Eof()) {
         inifile_processString(pnach.ReadLine());
@@ -262,7 +271,8 @@ int LoadCheats(wxString name, const wxDirName& folderName, const wxString& frien
 		Console.WriteLn(Color_Gray, L"Not found %s file: %s", WX_STR(friendlyName), WX_STR(pathName));
 	}
 
-	Console.WriteLn((loaded ? Color_Green : Color_Gray), L"Overall %d %s loaded", loaded, WX_STR(friendlyName));
+	if (ElfConActive())
+		Console.WriteLn((loaded ? Color_Green : Color_Gray), L"Overall %d %s loaded", loaded, WX_STR(friendlyName));
 	return loaded;
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +295,8 @@ namespace PatchFunc
 {
     void comment( const wxString& text1, const wxString& text2 )
     {
-        Console.WriteLn( L"comment: " + text2 );
+		if (ElfConActive())
+			Console.WriteLn(L"comment: " + text2);
     }
 
     struct PatchPieces
@@ -313,7 +324,8 @@ namespace PatchFunc
 		// (translated) messages for display in a popup window then we'll have to upgrade the
 		// exception a little bit.
 
-        DevCon.WriteLn(cmd + L" " + param);
+		if (ElfConActive())
+			Console.WriteLn(cmd + L" " + param);
 
 		try
 		{
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
index 4243a3bf45..075e8ec849 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppCoreThread.cpp
@@ -287,13 +287,14 @@ static int loadGameSettings(Pcsx2Config& dest, const Game_Data& game, bool verbo
 	return gf;
 }
 
+// Used to track the current game serial/id, and used to disable verbose logging of
+// applied patches if the game info hasn't changed.  (avoids spam when suspending/resuming
+// or using TAB or other things), but gets verbose again when booting (even if the same game).
+// File scope since it gets reset externally when rebooting
+static wxString curGameKey;
+
 void AppCoreThread::ApplySettings( const Pcsx2Config& src )
 {
-	// Used to track the current game serial/id, and used to disable verbose logging of
-	// applied patches if the game info hasn't changed.  (avoids spam when suspending/resuming
-	// or using TAB or other things).
-	static wxString curGameKey;
-
 	// 'fixup' is the EmuConfig we're going to upload to the emulator, which very well may
 	// differ from the user-configured EmuConfig settings.  So we make a copy here and then
 	// we apply the commandline overrides and database gamefixes, and then upload 'fixup'
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ void AppCoreThread::ApplySettings( const Pcsx2Config& src )
 			wxString cheats_ws_archive = Path::Combine(PathDefs::GetProgramDataDir(), wxFileName(L"cheats_ws.zip"));
 
 			if (numberDbfCheatsLoaded = LoadCheatsFromZip(gameCRC, cheats_ws_archive)) {
-				Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, "(Wide Screen Cheats DB) Patches Loaded: %d", numberDbfCheatsLoaded);
+				if (verbose || SysConsole.ELF.IsActive())
+					Console.WriteLn(Color_Green, "(Wide Screen Cheats DB) Patches Loaded: %d", numberDbfCheatsLoaded);
 				gameWsHacks.Printf(L" [%d widescreen hacks]", numberDbfCheatsLoaded);
 			}
 		}
@@ -482,6 +484,10 @@ void AppCoreThread::VsyncInThread()
 
 void AppCoreThread::GameStartingInThread()
 {
+	// Make AppCoreThread::ApplySettings get verbose again even if we're booting
+	// the same game, by making it think that the current CRC is a new one.
+	curGameKey = L"";
+
 	// Simulate a Close/Resume, so that settings get re-applied and the database
 	// lookups and other game-based detections are done.