HueyFreeman
Banned
With the release of Yukimara, I'm wondering: has the PS4 rest mode power consumption actually increased?
For those unaware, we've known since release that the PS4 and XBO are major problems when it comes to power consumption, in terms of active use and standby mode, and both with respect to their prior generation entries and compared to the WiiU. Via the NRDC, an environmental advocacy group, up to 40% of power consumptions occurs in standby modes. These figures further suggest that the power consumed by 100 million consoles would be equivalent to 1 billion dollars in a given year, enough to light Houston. The consoles have actually increased efficiency over their forebears, but the facts remain: they are power sinks. I also realize these are 1st run versions and subsequent entries may become more efficient, but we're still looking at a lot of machines out in the wild.
Pictures are worth a thousand words though, and none speaks louder than this depiction of annual energy consumption
This graph suggests that, in terms of actual use, the XBO is using the majority of the power it consumes in standby mode!
So for one thing, I'm wondering, do we know if suspend/resume actually increases PS4 rest mode power consumption? I'd be a little surprised if it doesn't, given the additional functionality of maintaining a game state, but would be good to hear from someone in the know.
EDIT Please, folks. I'd emphasized it with the initial thread, but I've re-emphasized it here - these are just thoughts below, I'm not trying to tell you how to "live your life" - just think this is an important discussion to have.
I feel like as a community we could maybe lead an initiative at trying to reduce this. If I might be so bold as to propose some easy energy saving steps:
1. Try to avoid using rest mode unless you need it for something (charging a controller, on a PS Store update day for remote downloading, suspend mode). Otherwise, especially overnight, try to turn your console off.
2. Try to avoid using these consoles for streaming if you have another option. Netflix and DLNA should ideally be used through more power efficient devices (Apple TV or Chromecast)
Really not trying to be prescriptive, just thinking as a community we should start trying to be responsible about this stuff.
Love to know your guys'/gals' thoughts.
For those unaware, we've known since release that the PS4 and XBO are major problems when it comes to power consumption, in terms of active use and standby mode, and both with respect to their prior generation entries and compared to the WiiU. Via the NRDC, an environmental advocacy group, up to 40% of power consumptions occurs in standby modes. These figures further suggest that the power consumed by 100 million consoles would be equivalent to 1 billion dollars in a given year, enough to light Houston. The consoles have actually increased efficiency over their forebears, but the facts remain: they are power sinks. I also realize these are 1st run versions and subsequent entries may become more efficient, but we're still looking at a lot of machines out in the wild.
Pictures are worth a thousand words though, and none speaks louder than this depiction of annual energy consumption
This graph suggests that, in terms of actual use, the XBO is using the majority of the power it consumes in standby mode!
So for one thing, I'm wondering, do we know if suspend/resume actually increases PS4 rest mode power consumption? I'd be a little surprised if it doesn't, given the additional functionality of maintaining a game state, but would be good to hear from someone in the know.
EDIT Please, folks. I'd emphasized it with the initial thread, but I've re-emphasized it here - these are just thoughts below, I'm not trying to tell you how to "live your life" - just think this is an important discussion to have.
I feel like as a community we could maybe lead an initiative at trying to reduce this. If I might be so bold as to propose some easy energy saving steps:
1. Try to avoid using rest mode unless you need it for something (charging a controller, on a PS Store update day for remote downloading, suspend mode). Otherwise, especially overnight, try to turn your console off.
2. Try to avoid using these consoles for streaming if you have another option. Netflix and DLNA should ideally be used through more power efficient devices (Apple TV or Chromecast)
Really not trying to be prescriptive, just thinking as a community we should start trying to be responsible about this stuff.
Love to know your guys'/gals' thoughts.
