Xbox drops a climate-friendly update to help gamers literally save the world

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Xbox drops a climate-friendly update to help gamers literally save the world
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This climate-friendly Xbox feature shows off the future of 'green gaming' (via The ReidOut Blog)

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, about Microsoft’s recently announced changes to its Xbox gaming console that the company says will make it more eco-friendly., “will create opportunities for our collective community of gamers to make choices to reduce environmental impact while gaming.” Essentially, the company is rolling out a power-saving feature that will allow a console linked to the internet to read local energy consumption data provided by the user’s nearest power grid. The console then uses that data to schedule Xbox updates and maintenance for times when the most renewable energy is available.

Microsoft claims this “decreases fossil fuel dependency and CO2 emissions” and makes Xbox the first “carbon-aware” gaming console. Now you can fight climate change while updating “Elden Ring” or the game of your choice.

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