March222010

The Secret Addiction of your Gaming Console - Energy

posted by Kyle | 0 Comments
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What is your console up to when you aren't looking? hardCOREware.net has a great article calculating and comparing the power usage of the big three gaming consoles on the market. They break down the power usage for gaming, movies and being "off". This article isn't exactly new, but it's still relevant. The results of the gaming power consumption tests aren't all that surprising; the PS3 and XBox 360 are both fairly power hungry, while the Wii, with its underpowered efficient graphics processor, uses far less energy.

XBox 360, PS3, Wii Power Consumption while Idle
Image source: www.hardcoreware.net

Read the full report here: hardCOREware.net - Power Consumption Report