3 ms·
The “embodied energy” of a new tablet like a Steam Deck is estimated at roughly 1 GJ, which is ~275 kWh. Original Xbox draws around 100W, so you’d need to play
by dandelany 3y ago
The “embodied energy” of a new tablet like a Steam Deck is estimated at roughly 1 GJ, which is ~275 kWh. Original Xbox draws around 100W, so you’d need to play for more than 2000 hours to get anywhere close to the energy cost of creating a new device.
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Embodied_energy#:~:text=It%20takes%20about%201%20gigajoule,processing%2C%20transporting%2C%20and%20fabricating https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Embodied_energy#:~:t....
- ehnto 3y ago2000 hours is very possible, I have 1000+ hours in single games, let alone on a single device with many games.
- vel0city 3y agoThat's 500 4-hour days of gaming. I imagine a large number of gamers would easily do more than that over a few years of console ownership, so I imagine a large percentage of devices did use more power than the embodied energy.