Surprise Digital Downloads Have Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Most Discs

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MikeRox said:

Dark_Feanor said:
"Carbon Footprint" is almost a arcane pseudo-science.

PS: Last gen downloads need the console to be fully operational, now PS4 and XOne can download at the background and in low power states.

Also doesn't factor in you could well be using the console to play something else whilst the download is running, meaning the system would have been powered up anyway.

Trivial matters mind, it's more to do with disposal from an eco viewpoint. Digital doesn't go into landfill.

I know it is TL:DR for most people but it is only a couple of paragraphs.

This was quoted before in this thread:

"Games are usually downloaded in the background while the console is used primarily for other purposes. Because average on-time for each PS3 is 1.9 hours per day (Webb et al. 2013), files taking longer than this to download, on average, will result in consoles being left on until complete."