Microsoft has announced efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from Xbox game consoles during the 2020-2023 fiscal years. These innovations include greening game code and allowing players to choose an energy-saving mode, which reduced over 1.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions compared to usage without interventions. According to estimates from the US Environmental Protection Agency, this reduction is equivalent to over 3 billion miles of car exhaust for a typical gasoline-powered passenger vehicle. In January 2023, Xbox added a new “shutdown” power option feature to their game consoles. When this option is set, any updates or downloads for … Continue reading Xbox’s Sustainability Efforts Cut Over 1.2 Million Metric Tons of CO2—Here’s How Your Console Plays a Role