PS5 will be a "greener" console than PS4

[DonFerrari]

Pemalite said:

fatslob-:O said:

Sony has gotten political! 

I liked it better when politics didn't interfere with their business like it does now and to say otherwise would be blind to the reality since they are following just about every progressive political trends there is out there ... 

Sometimes it is pragmatic to be 'green' but that doesn't mean you shouldn't pretend that there is no political movement behind it because not everything that it promotes is always in the name of pragmatism ... 

Being green is neither political, nor progressive... And even if it was, who gives a fuck? Go with the science not the political bullshit.
Being green is a responsibility that everyone should burden, we all live on this planet.

Is there a political force that drives it? Maybe. But Science supports it empirically, so lets stop with the bullshit and stop with the political games and get behind it.

It's only political because people make it political, doesn't change the fact that climate change is happening whether we like it or not, whether you are right wing, centrist or left wing is thus ultimately irrelevant, many nations recognize the science and have bi-partisan support from both the left and the right.

HoloDust said:
If that's in idle, then ok, that's reasonable, though given how miniscule that is compared to full load, honestly WGAF.

What I'd like from Sony and MS is they go back to at least 7th gen power consupmtion, 170-200W at full load and focus on performance.

They might have an even lower TDP cap. It will be interesting to see at either rate.

S.Peelman said:
If they want to be eco friendly, they should make their stuff from something other than plastics.

Power consumption of a console is a drop in the pond, that will make no difference whatsoever.

Plastics or Polymers can be made bio-degradable and can be made from renewable sources, plastic itself isn't the issue, it's where the plastic is sourced from and how long it lasts in the general environment that gets contentious... Plus Plastic can be made with relatively low amounts of energy verses say... Aluminum, so can theoretically be less carbon intensive.

The problem usually doesn't come from "let's protect the environment" but what they propose to achieve it and the lack of view on how that can also harm others.

Just like Greta on a very tall horse talking about her dreams being lost, while being child of very rich people, and being able to see CO2 molecules seem very ridiculous when put in context of child that live in famine, war torn areas, etc those child are the ones that really have their dreams stolen.

So yes I'm all in on reduce/reuse/recycle and the company I work for is always looking to improve on it. I approve Sony trying to use less resources to make the console and that it consume less energy (both can even benefit performance and price). But on putting the message on their games, it will always be a case of it fits, looks preachy or shoehorned. Like said Captain Planet was a great show single minded on the subject but other show that have nothing to do with environment protection putting lecture about it would just get in the way of the entertainment.