Gaming
Environment agency orders green consoles
Published Sunday, Oct 19 2008, 16:16 BST | By Mark Langshaw
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revealed plans to make gaming greener by 2010.
The organisation's Energy Star plan has been regulating use of home appliances since 1992. Now a new draft has emerged, which includes plans to encompass modern home gaming consoles.
Version 5.0 of the Energy Star plan addresses the power consumption rates of Wiis, Xbox 360s and PS3s, calling for an auto-off function, a sleep mode, and low-energy network settings in all consoles produced after July 1, 2010.
According to the drafted plan: "It is EPA's hope that this approach will give game console manufacturers design lead time, while also ensuring Energy Star qualified game consoles will offer consumers significant energy savings."
The organisation's Energy Star plan has been regulating use of home appliances since 1992. Now a new draft has emerged, which includes plans to encompass modern home gaming consoles.
Version 5.0 of the Energy Star plan addresses the power consumption rates of Wiis, Xbox 360s and PS3s, calling for an auto-off function, a sleep mode, and low-energy network settings in all consoles produced after July 1, 2010.
According to the drafted plan: "It is EPA's hope that this approach will give game console manufacturers design lead time, while also ensuring Energy Star qualified game consoles will offer consumers significant energy savings."
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