Just turning the console off would save even more power. But of course you'll just say, "But then it takes so long to start up!" and I would respond "Not if you don't write such a bloated pile of shit operating system for something that just needs to play games!"
Sure, enough drops in the bucket and it will overflow, but how much time is being spent on solving a problem that has an even easier (and better) solution. Perhaps they could have found a way to lower energy consumption while the console is playi
Just turning the console off would save even more power. But of course you'll just say, "But then it takes so long to start up!" and I would respond "Not if you don't write such a bloated pile of shit operating system for something that just needs to play games!"
Bootup time on my PS4 is short, be it from "rest mode" or from full on off. That being said, rest mode allows the system to do updates in the background, as well as downloading entire games (and I'm sure some people are dling movies, TV shows, etc) while it's in rest mode. Case in point, this weekend I installed a new HD on my PS4 and, literally overnight, half of my games were installed while in rest mode. Had I needed it to be full on the whole time, it would've undoubtedly drained significantly more p
If they really wanted to "join the fight against climate change" they would not make new consoles.
Instead both are using climate change for marketing.
Microsoft's "800k carbon neutral X-Boxes" will mean they paid some dude $10 for a certificate that said it was OK they expelled whatever amount of CO2.
Sony's saying the power saving features will save enough power for 1k homes just means there are default power saving features that are normally on and most people probably won't adjust them.
The funniest line of the article is: "A 2012 study showed the PS3 and Xbox 360 wasted billions of dollars in energy costs when in standby."
And what does the study say about how many billions of dollars in energy costs are wasted when they are not in standby. I.e., playing games?
If the game is consuming electricity, it cannot be carbon neutral. The "carbon neutral" can come only if someone pays extra so that all of his electricity comes from a truly carbon-neutral source. The game has nothing to do with it
There is a really easy, proven, ready-to-roll solution available right now - it's called nuclear power. But we can't have that, because it works, it's reliable, doesn't come and go with the weather, and doesn't provide for wholesale takeover of the economy (via deep regulation of energy) and thus cannot be allowed.
Sure, enough drops in the bucket and it will overflow, but how much time is being spent on solving a problem that has an even easier (and better) solution. Perhaps they could have found a way to lower energy consumption while the console is playi
Just turning the console off would save even more power. But of course you'll just say, "But then it takes so long to start up!" and I would respond "Not if you don't write such a bloated pile of shit operating system for something that just needs to play games!"
Bootup time on my PS4 is short, be it from "rest mode" or from full on off. That being said, rest mode allows the system to do updates in the background, as well as downloading entire games (and I'm sure some people are dling movies, TV shows, etc) while it's in rest mode. Case in point, this weekend I installed a new HD on my PS4 and, literally overnight, half of my games were installed while in rest mode. Had I needed it to be full on the whole time, it would've undoubtedly drained significantly more p
If they really wanted to "join the fight against climate change" they would not make new consoles.
Instead both are using climate change for marketing.
Microsoft's "800k carbon neutral X-Boxes" will mean they paid some dude $10 for a certificate that said it was OK they expelled whatever amount of CO2.
Sony's saying the power saving features will save enough power for 1k homes just means there are default power saving features that are normally on and most people probably won't adjust them.
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And what does the study say about how many billions of dollars in energy costs are wasted when they are not in standby. I.e., playing games?
If the game is consuming electricity, it cannot be carbon neutral. The "carbon neutral" can come only if someone pays extra so that all of his electricity comes from a truly carbon-neutral source. The game has nothing to do with it