Natural Resources Defense Council has recently released a report on energy consumption in latest generation gaming consoles including Xbox One, Sony PS4, etc,._The Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One consume two to three times more annual energy than the most recent models of the previous generation. Some of the key findings of the report, The new consoles consume more energy each year playing video or in standby mode than playing games. The Xbox One and PS4 consume two to three times more annual energy than the latest models of their predecessors, the Xbox 360 and PS3. While the new versions are more powerful, the two- to three-fold increase in energy use is due to higher power demand in standby and on modes and, in the case of the Xbox One, more time switched on due to its TV viewing mode. In this mode, the console is used in addition to the current set-top box to access cable or satellite TV, adding 72 watts to TV viewing. Do you really want...

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