The Bite:
Have the skills to take your (or your kids') gaming to the next level? Put aside the joystick for just a minute, and check out our tips for greening your gaming habit. Don't pause.
Greener Video Gaming
Got Game?
11.06.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:00am.
The Benefits:
- Turning off your console when you're not using it saves major energy.
- Using rechargeable batteries and lowering energy use averts waste and adds up to big money savings.
- Green games teach toddlers to adults how to live eco-friendlier.
- Downloading games equals instant gratification, amounts to zero packaging, and averts one ton of CO2 for every DVD-size package. Likewise, buying used avoids the production of new materials.
Personally Speaking:
Wii Bowling virgin Mike played about 100 games in a row - and despite the fact that the control weighs less than a pound, his arm was sore the next day.
Wanna Try:
- Unplug consoles when they're not in use (plug 'em into this power strip for lazy-proof, remote controlled on and off), and use your game system only for games (watching a Blu-ray on your PlayStation 3 console, for example, takes five times as much power as on a Blu-ray player).
- Use rechargeable batteries to keep your wireless controllers energized.
- Download games instead of buying or renting them to save on transport energy and packaging (or buy used).
- Choose green games - kids can learn how to combat global warming and recycle with games like Climate Challenge, Plan it Green, Recyclorama, SimCity Societies, and Viva Piñata.
- Go for a Wii if you're deciding which system to buy - it'll only use 16 watts of energy when in active mode (vs. 119 for PlayStation and 150 for Xbox).
- Use the Power Save mode on your PlayStation.
- Recycle your video games and consoles.
Cocktail Fact
Both the original Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man arcade games have bugs in their 256th levels that make them unplayable.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 PlayStation 3 players turn off their consoles when they're not using them, we'll save enough electricity to power 600 homes for a year.
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