Question: What makes the PS3 (aka George Foreman Grill) so heavy?
Question: Why do you need two people to lift the Xbox 360 power brick behind your TV?
Answer: Cause these power supplies combined output 16 billion kilowatt-hours per year - as much power as it takes to power the city of San Diego for a year.
Answer: Your very own Xbox360 or PlayStation3 uses the same amount of energy as two refrigerators.
NOTE: The systems use nearly the same amount of power when they are turned on and idle as they do when you are actively playing a game or watching a movie.
Video game consoles consume a “staggeringly high” amount of energy, according to a report the Natural Resources Defense Council is released on Wednesday. Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity. The comprehensive report outlines significant changes industry needs to make.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE POWER
- Always turn the system off when you are done playing a game or watching a movie. Don’t assume that just because you turn off the TV that your console shuts down too. It doesn’t. If you’re in the middle of the game, save it so that you can pick up where you left off.
- Enable the automatic power down feature, which will shut down your device if it’s left idle for a certain amount of time. This isn’t always easy to do and you might need to install software first so click here for step-by-step instructions.
- Limit movie watching on gaming devices. Viewing movies on a stand-alone unit is a lot more efficient. The Playstation 3, for example, uses five times more power than the stand-alone Sony Blu-Ray player to play the same movie.
