Xbox One and PS4 expected to cost $1 billion in annual U.S. electric bills
Both Microsoft and Sony's next-generation of consoles all boast their own set of unique features, but they each have one thing in common: they consume copious amounts of power. In fact, the National Resources Defense Council estimates that U.S. consumers will spend about $1 billion annually in electric bills on these new consoles.
The new consoles vs. their predecessors
Annual energy consumption
Power consumption during video play
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replyOzzie Mejia posted a new article, Xbox One and PS4 expected to cost $1 billion in annual U.S. electric bills.
Both Microsoft and Sony's next-generation of consoles all boast their own set of unique features, but they each have one thing in common: they consume copious amounts of power. In fact, the National Resources Defense Council estimates that U.S. consumers will spend about $1 billion annually in electric bills on these new consoles.-
Sheesh, all this fluff and not even a chart with wattage ratings when in standby, TV mode, and playing a game? I wanted to compare it to my gaming PC, which IIRC uses 450 watts full tilt in a game that uses all of the videocard features, and about 230 watts when idle but running. However, I do shut the gaming PC off cold when not using it, and I've been using my Linux NUC computer for web-only computing, which ends up using 70 watts for the computer and monitor.
The "always on in standby" thing is what's using up most of the power, since it has to keep enough CPU resources online to run 24/7 Kinect speech recognition to listen for "XBox On". THAT is the truly wasteful thing about XBox One's hardware design.-
Ok. I added charts.
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Cool charts are good.
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There we go; thanks. My gaming PC at idle consumes 129 watts without the monitor on (200 watts with). It's scary to see the power draw on the PS4 and XBox One approach the power draw figures of a full-sized PC.
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Yeah that's why I don't run the Xbone in Stand By mode.
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Ozzie, any idea how much the Wii U consumes in Stand By?
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The second-to-bottom chart shows how much the Wii U uses in Stand By mode and it's very low, so much so that I can't even make out the number. (~5, maybe?)
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People actually their consoles on standby? Why?
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Man I thought that shit would be on there already.
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...on the PS4.
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Yeah it works great. My games are updated and anything a buy at work is downloaded when I get home. I always keep it in standby mode.
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for the same reason they leave their computer on all day, faster wake up, automatic updates done while you're away, the ability to push updates manually (ex tell your console to start a game download while you're at work so it's done when you get home).
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I think most people do, right? I mean, to take it out of standby, you basically have to unplug it. At least that's the case with my PS3 and Wii. Even the AC Adapters to my Genesis and SNES continue to burn power when plugged in, they stay warm unless you unplug them.
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This is why I haven't bought into the current gen yet. I'll wait a hardware reiteration or two, if ever. I didn't get a PS3 until the slim. I upgraded to a super slim when that came out.
The Wii ran ridiculously cool. It was a good console. The only thing was it felt like you were on an island since connectivity options were so limited.-
I have to admit, my PS4 sounds like a fucking hover craft. The thing is loud.
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Nope, an honest to god PS4. I'll be sure to take it down to my local PS4 repair shop for a tune up.
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MSFT probably spared no expense in regards to cooling.
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Some people have reported success with putting something underneath the PS4, like little pads.
http://www.amazon.com/Waxman-4719095N-1-Inch-Self-Stick-Oatmeal/dp/B001WAK5X4/
Read these threads for more discussion on it:
http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/25mf5b/thank_you_my_ps4_runs_absolutely_silent_with_the/
http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/2570st/who_ever_said_to_put_a_penny_under_the_edge_of_a/ -
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No shit, the case is small, the tech is new, the tech is fast, the tech is hot, the power supply is inside the unit.
I was saying from the beginning "the Xbox One will be quieter due to X Y Z reasons" - people refused to believe me.
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Huh, mine is near silent even when doing a marathon of Second Son or AssPirates. Pushes a lot of hot air, though.
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A hardware reiteration would be if they released exactly the same hardware.
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It's vidya game clickbait
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Further validation of my Wii U purchase.
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