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[ZOONAMI]

Seriously, this would have a huge impact on carbon emissions given we're talking about hundreds of millions of game consoles and pcs. Turn that shit off if you aren't using it.

Convenience is less important than complete melt of the northern ice cap within 20-30 years. Yes I know we're probably past the tipping point but that doesn't mean fuck it and let's burn it all down.

Yes there are other more impactful things you can do but this is a video game forum.

Edit: those off the grid with their own solar and geothermal can obviously largely ignore this thread. Or those of you in countries with majority nuclear and renewable grids. However, less demand for energy is always a good thing, as building turbines and solar panels aren't exactly carbon neutral.

Ps4 uses 10 watts standby and Xbox one 12.9

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/how-standby-modes-on-game-consoles-suck-up-energy/

Pcs will be much worse idling, especially gaming rigs. Beyond that people just leave their consoles running and not even rest mode all the time as evidenced thread.

100s of millions of consoles and pcs we are talking gigawatts here.

US energy data:

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3

Coal is 33% and natural gas is also 33% (natural gas also pretty bad) in the US. China also burns a shot ton of coal. Even hydro emits a ton of methane from the backed up lakes algae. It takes a lot of carbon to build turbines, solar panels, and nuke plants as well. In general, globally, energy produces carbon emissions.

 

[fabricated backlash]

I always turn off everything. With an ssd my pc boots in seconds anyway.

 

[mp1990]

Man Turns Off Video Game, Suddenly Neoliberalism Ends

 

[Maintenance]

24/7 on, only off when I'm travelling. Resume / Rest was a godsend for handhelds and current gen.

 

[MoogleMan]

Not me. Convenience, and the time it saves trumps an effort that would literally require millions to comply with to make a difference. My time is valuable, as it is limited.

 

[The Dear Leader]

I always turn off everything. With an ssd my pc boots in seconds anyway.

Yeah same, I've done that my whole life, even with a HDD in my PC. It's just extra wear and tear on hardware for no real benefit.

 

[mieumieu]

Rest mode does not usually use that much electricity. Likewise sleep mode on PC.

In addition to that I would only use my PC when I want to game. Otherwise I would use my phone or low power notebook.

 

[PaulloDEC]

I always turn off everything. With an ssd my pc boots in seconds anyway.

Yup, all my equipment gets switched off when I leave the house or go to sleep. My time isn't so precious that I can't deal with 30 seconds of boot time.

 

[Sakura]

Convenience is more important to me.
That being said I have no idea why leaving my electronics in idle would increase emissions.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Rest mode does not usually use that much electricity. Likewise sleep mode on PC.

In addition to that I would only use my PC when I want to game. Otherwise I would use my phone or low power notebook.

Multiply that by hundreds of millions of people.

 

[Nuckerbockers]

Seriously, this would have a huge impact on carbon emissions given we're talking about hundreds of millions of game consoles and pcs. Turn that shit off if you aren't using it.

Convenience is less important than complete melt of the northern ice cap within 20-30 years. Yes I know we're probably past the tipping point but that doesn't mean fuck it and let's burn it all down.

Yes there are other more impactful things you can do but this is a video game forum.

If I'm going to be underwater in the next 30 years I can't be wasting time booting up my consoles and PC!

 

[Thoraxes]

I always turn off everything. With an ssd my pc boots in seconds anyway.

Me too. My PC is up and running in like 8 seconds anyways, so I always just turn it off.

The consoles boot fast enough too that a few seconds aren't that big a deal.

 

[E_Darkness]

If I cared enough about the impact of rest mode on melting ice caps, then I wouldn't play any games as the impact of playing some would be way greater than leaving the console on standby overnight.

I mean I turn it off anyway unless I'm downloading something.

 

[jack....]

I have solar panels.

 

[Goose_Se7en]

I have both consoles on rest mode whenever I'm not using them.

 

[Outrun]

We all have to do our part.

 

[bomblord1]

I'll do it for my electric bill

 

[Joyful]

Convenience is more important to me.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Great. Convenience folks coming out the woodwork immediatley. Electricity consumption doesn't matter. Neither does the planet. This thread is gonna be great. I can tell already. Believe me.

 

[7DollarHagane]

Use rest mode, unplug or attach your other electronics to power strips with off switches to compensate.

Appliances like microwaves, toasters, mixers, coffeemakers, etc etc use a lot more energy when turned off than a game console does. There are a lot more of those appliances that are sucking energy when not in use. That includes TVs and etc. These devices do literally nothing for you when not in use other than crank up your energy bill.

At least the PS4 saves you time by downloading updates while you're not using it. There is a use for that.

I wonder if the "connected" and "smart" appliances are even worse about that.

 

[Valkerionseven]

I generally turn mine off when leaving the house for more than an hour or so/now downloading or uploading something. Sometimes I forget though or put my console into rest mode when I meant to turn it off and can't be asked to turn it on just to turn it off properly lol.

 

[jack....]

If you're really interested in reducing your carbon footprint I hope you're vegetarian or vegan.

 

[Antiwhippy]

But PSN can only download in sensible speeds in rest mode.

I turn off everything if it's not in use though.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Great. Convenience folks coming out the woodwork immediatley. Electricity consumption doesn't matter. Neither does the planet. This thread is gonna be great. I can tell already. Believe me.

Well, I mean, what did you expect?

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

I've only used rest mode a handful of times when I've got a download on the go and I needed to go out. Even then it's only if it was a large file that was going to take a few hours in the first place. I've never not switched off everything at night.

 

[Kthulhu]

I don't know about consoles, but PCs use little to no power in sleep mode.

There are better ways to fight climate change like driving a hybrid or eating less beef.

Edit: you should turn off your PC when you're not using it for long periods of time anyway, it isn't good for it in the long run.

 

[morpix]

Stopped using rest mode after digital foundry showed it uses like 70W. That's insane for a "standby" mode.

 

[JDB]

Nah, I'm good.

 

[Sakura]

Great. Convenience folks coming out the woodwork immediatley. Electricity consumption doesn't matter. Neither does the planet. This thread is gonna be great. I can tell already. Believe me.

OK so what if we get our electricity from sources that don't produce emissions? How much of the developed world actually gets electricity from coal? It doesn't matter how much electricity I use.

 

[ZOONAMI]

OK so what if we get our electricity from sources that don't produce emissions? How much of the developed world actually gets electricity from coal? It doesn't matter how much electricity I use.

See my edit to ot.

 

[lum0s]

I respectfully decline. It's a slippery slope being this anal with power consumption. Even in the millions the impact is relatively miniscule, especially in comparison with the changes that need to be made that will actually make a significant impact.

 

[Piichan]

I never use rest mode. I just don't feel comfortable leaving electronic devices on when not using them.

 

[Outrun]

Great. Convenience folks coming out the woodwork immediatley. Electricity consumption doesn't matter. Neither does the planet. This thread is gonna be great. I can tell already. Believe me.

Neither does freedom of choice apparently....

 

[ZOONAMI]

I respectfully decline. It's a slippery slope being this anal with power consumption. Even in the millions the impact is relatively miniscule, especially in comparison with the changes that need to be made that will actually make a significant impact.

Yeah that's why this is a gaming side post. Everything counts and matters.

 

[msdstc]

If you're really interested in reducing your carbon footprint I hope you're vegetarian or vegan.

Bingo.

 

[Noobcraft]

Carpooling/mass transit or consuming less beef would make a lot more of a positive environmental impact. Especially when some of us live in areas powered by clean energy (hydroelectric, wind, solar, nuclear, etc.) Consoles in rest mode don't use an absurd amount of energy, especially the Wii U.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

I actually agree with OP. There's not much to say.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I want everyone to suffer with me

 

[Kthulhu]

Carpooling/mass transit or consuming less beef would make a lot less of an environmental impact. Especially when some of us live in areas powered by clean energy (hydroelectric, wind, solar, nuclear, etc.) Consoles in rest mode don't use an absurd amount of energy, especially the Wii U.

The Wii U has a rest mode?

 

[ZOONAMI]

Neither does freedom of choice apparently....

You certainly can choose, the point is this is a simple choice to reduce energy consumption. So I have an opinion on said choice, but apparently that's not ok?

 

[bryanee]

I use rest mode when downloading but if I'm not playing or downloading anything its off properly.

 

[Atraveller]

I always turn my PC off.

 

[baxter2231]

I dont use tve rest mode on PS4, on the Vita however I jse the rest mode and it holds the charge so well and jt barely moves. Also turn off the PC vefore leaving work etc

 

[Benzychenz]

I have a power board that kills the power to my consoles if my TV is off.

I don't understand why you'd need to keep them in standby, takes less than 30 seconds to turn everything on and boot up.

 

[Nemesis121]

President says global warming a Chinese hoax I am going to leave my PC on 24/7....

Spoiler

.joking I turn it off when i am not using it

 

[Lkr]

OP don't drive a car ever

 

[Noobcraft]

The Wii U has a rest mode?

It has a standby mode, which isn't functionally identical to the PS4/Xbox One rest mode but uses much less energy.

 

[LostDonkey]

You'd hate me. My pc is literally on for weeks on end and sometimes I don't use it for days.

 

[WordsintheWater]

You certainly can choose, the point is this is a simple choice to reduce energy consumption. So I have an opinion on said choice, but apparently that's not ok?

Of course it's okay, but you have to be okay with other people making other choices than yours.

 

[JayEH]

No I do what I want.