| haxxiy said: Regardless, physical is on its way out. Only we online forum boomers still care about it somewhat. |
"Gen Z are the leading consumers of vinyl, drawn to it for the experience of collecting and listening to physical media as an escape from the digital world."
Physical will shrink further but won't disappear.
Anyway gaming is still one of the lowest carbon footprint 'activities' compared to driving anywhere for sports / hiking etc. Also still one of the cheapest forms of entertainment.
I love mountain biking, have a $4K full suspension bike ordered for next year and drive 40 km to get to fun and challenging trails.
Favorites are https://www.thehydrocut.ca/ https://www.tpmbc.com/
The carbon footprint of a mountain bike primarily comes from its manufacturing, with a typical range of 120 kg to 250 kg CO2e (more for E-Bikes)
Before getting back into mountain biking I did a lot of road cycling. Over $1K a year in maintenaince plus the waste of bi-yearly new tires, parts like new chain / brake pads etc, oil, patch kits, and extra food consumed ;)
The carbon footprint of a single bicycle tire is estimated to be between 4 and 8 kg CO2e,
Even regularly running from home costs several pairs of running shoes a year...
The carbon footprint of a pair of running shoes typically ranges from 10.5 to 25 kg CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), with an average of about 14 to 17.75 kg CO2e.(About 51 physical games)
Save the planet, stay in bed...
Humans just need to learn how to live sustainably. Ditching physical games for digital isn't a solution.
Oh and if you have the AC on to keep your room cool while gaming:
In 2022, cooling was responsible for an estimated 1 billion tonnes of CO2 from electricity and an additional 720 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from HFC leaks, representing about 3.2% of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
That's probably up as well as summers only get hotter.
Now winter is coming again:
In places like Canada, natural gas is the largest source of residential heating emissions, with one home using a gas furnace emitting about two tonnes of CO2 per year. (about 6,400 physical games worth a year)
A PS5 or Desktop works as a space heater as well ;)
