A new sustainable power-saving mode has just arrived for Xbox Series X to help Microsoft meet its deadline of 2030 for its environmental goals. The ‘carbon aware’ power-saving mode of Xbox claims to be up to 20 times more efficient than the existing power consumption modes without compromising performance.
Microsoft says that Xbox is now the first gaming console to become ‘carbon-aware.’ Last year, the company rolled out a similar power-saving mode for Windows 11. But what does being carbon-aware mean? It means reducing carbon footprint by optimising downloads and updates to run at a time when the console or the PC can use the most renewable energy, says Microsoft.
