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That‘s an environmentalism article luring you in with how single player games have developed in the last 10 years. Nothing against environmentalism but I was ho

by Joe-Z 7y ago

That‘s an environmentalism article luring you in with how single player games have developed in the last 10 years. Nothing against environmentalism but I was hoping to read more about how actual game development will change and not the same topics that every other technology company faces equally due to climate change and the resulting policies to mitigate it.

noobermin 7y ago
To be honest, if one is concerned with environmentalism, addressing automobile dependency will do a lot more for the environment than addressing data center[1] electricity usage's contribution to GHG's which has, ironically, lessened over the last decade[0]. [0] https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis... [1] EDIT: Total electricity usage(for both industry AND commercial/residential) is actually a big contributor to GHG's still, but it's declining and a lot of things, like the reply points out, contribute to it, chiefly things like air conditioning and heating during the winter.
- daxfohl 7y ago
  Not to mention it sounds like he's arguing against data center driven games. Which seems like the wrong thing to argue against. Add up all the energy used by the consoles and TVs and I'd imagine it dwarfs the data center energy.
  - Nasrudith 7y ago
    The transmission and encoding/decoding is probably significant however even if the processing may be more efficient in bulk- look at streaming vs downloaded energy useage for one. But it is still probably a win over retail distribution.
    - daxfohl 7y ago
      And that said, talking energy to entertainment ratio, I'd think the proliferation of giant screen televisions that are just on all the time would be an even larger concern.
- raxxorrax 7y ago
  Individual mobility is something extremely great. I think to make a point about honesty, it has to hurt latte-macchiato drinking city hipsters first. Disallowing overnight shipping would save a vast amount of flights.

by Joe-Z 7y ago

noobermin 7y ago

To be honest, if one is concerned with environmentalism, addressing automobile dependency will do a lot more for the environment than addressing data center[1] electricity usage's contribution to GHG's which has, ironically, lessened over the last decade[0]. [0] https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis... [1] EDIT: Total electricity usage(for both industry AND commercial/residential) is actually a big contributor to GHG's still, but it's declining and a lot of things, like the reply points out, contribute to it, chiefly things like air conditioning and heating during the winter.

daxfohl 7y ago
Not to mention it sounds like he's arguing against data center driven games. Which seems like the wrong thing to argue against. Add up all the energy used by the consoles and TVs and I'd imagine it dwarfs the data center energy.
- Nasrudith 7y ago
  The transmission and encoding/decoding is probably significant however even if the processing may be more efficient in bulk- look at streaming vs downloaded energy useage for one. But it is still probably a win over retail distribution.
  - daxfohl 7y ago
    And that said, talking energy to entertainment ratio, I'd think the proliferation of giant screen televisions that are just on all the time would be an even larger concern.
raxxorrax 7y ago
Individual mobility is something extremely great. I think to make a point about honesty, it has to hurt latte-macchiato drinking city hipsters first. Disallowing overnight shipping would save a vast amount of flights.