We told you back in 2020: Microsoft has set itself the goal of being completely carbon neutral by 2030. A strong goal, but one that is far from over. In fact, the Seattle giant has also added the goal of having a positive water footprint as well as a zero-waste policy. Today, David McCarthy
We will therefore learn more about this first assessment for 2021 via Xbox Wire. The acceleration of Xbox sales and their use after the pandemic has boosted certain emissions. Efforts were primarily focused on the energy consumpti on of the latest generation of consoles, the Xbox Series X|S. Late last year, the Xbox Series S became Microsoft’s first console to incorporate recycled resins for both the chassis and internal components. Thus, 28% of the plastics that make up the console come from this source.
If there are efforts in hardware, there are software improvements as well. In fact, great savings have been achieved through the updates made on the consoles. The mode save energy now uses 20x less power than sleep mode when the console is not in use. Now it is possible to download updates in this mode. Cloud gaming is another segment that Xbox focuses on. The greatest consumption takes place during the game.Microsoft can count on its Azure architecture, on which many investments in renewable energy are made. By 2025, data centers will be 100% powered by these clean energies.
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