At Xbox, we’re persevering with to enhance how we design, construct, distribute, and use our merchandise to cut back our environmental influence and assist us attain Microsoft’s aim of being a zero waste, carbon detrimental, and water constructive firm by 2030. Discovering methods to cut back the environmental footprint of gaming not solely helps the atmosphere but additionally creates advantages for our collective group of gamers.
We’ve heard from gamers that they need extra choices for assist when their Xbox consoles want restore. In the present day, we’re increasing our repairability program, giving gamers much more choices to get their Xbox Sequence X|S console choices – the Xbox Sequence S – 1TB in Robotic White, Xbox Sequence X – 1TB Digital Version in Robotic White, and Xbox Sequence X – 2TB Galaxy Black Particular Version – mounted ought to they ever must, whereas additionally decreasing and stopping waste.
Increasing Repairability, Updating Console Packaging and Decreasing Plastic Waste
Gamers will quickly have extra choices for assist when contemplating in-person repairs for the three Xbox Sequence X|S console choices. On January 20, uBreakiFix by Asurion will grow to be the primary Xbox Licensed Service Supplier to restore Xbox consoles at its practically 700 collaborating retailer areas throughout the U.S. In-person Xbox console repairs have been beforehand solely potential by means of the Microsoft Retailer, which implies gamers will now have much more methods to restore their consoles, separate from Microsoft’s personal assist channels. Gamers ought to verify with their native uBreakiFix by Asurion retailer to verify participation on this repairability program.
Moreover, substitute elements for the three Xbox Sequence X|S console choices are actually obtainable for buy through the Microsoft Store and substitute console elements are additionally now obtainable for buy on-line through the Microsoft Repair Hub on iFixit. With the acquisition of substitute elements beforehand restricted to controller elements and solely obtainable by means of the Microsoft Retailer, these further restore choices permit gamers to decide on the repairability answer that works finest for them, even when their console is out-of-warranty.
By increasing the variety of methods gamers can get assist and restore for his or her Xbox consoles, we additionally assist lengthen the longevity of Xbox gadgets, scale back waste, promote re-use, and in the end scale back our environmental influence.
Offering extra choices for restore isn’t the one approach Xbox is decreasing plastic waste. At Microsoft, our aim is to remove single-use plastics from our packaging by 2025. Packaging for the three Xbox Sequence X|S console choices are actually absolutely paper and fiber-based, eliminating all single-use plastics.
Decreasing Carbon Influence by means of Power Updates
We just lately introduced that, in simply three years (FY20-FY23), Xbox has contributed to Microsoft’s aim of changing into a zero waste, carbon detrimental, and water constructive firm by 2030 with interventions to cut back vitality from console utilization which have prevented over 1.2 million metric tons of CO2e (Carbon Dioxide equal) in comparison with utilization with out interventions. Based on US EPA estimates, this discount prevents emissions equal to greater than 3 billion automobile miles (pushed by a mean gasoline-powered passenger automobile) being launched into the ambiance.
Via latest system updates to Xbox consoles, we now have additionally made important developments in how Xbox Sequence S handles video content material. Up to now, these enhancements have led to an common discount approaching 10% in energy consumption throughout all media apps on Xbox Sequence S, contributing in direction of decreasing Microsoft’s usage-based carbon footprint and doubtlessly permitting gamers to save lots of on their month-to-month electrical payments. Making Xbox consoles extra vitality environment friendly by means of system updates and participant adoption of vitality saving options just like the Shutdown (energy saving) power option, which don’t compromise gameplay, media app, or console efficiency, have been the first methods Xbox and our group have contributed to those vitality and emissions financial savings.
To make sure you’re benefiting from the newest vitality effectivity options on console, go to Settings > Common > Energy choices and ensure that Shutdown (vitality saving) is energetic.
Collaboration Between Sport Studios
The work in direction of constructing a extra sustainable future for gaming is rarely full, and at Xbox we’re dedicated to constantly enhancing sustainability in gaming by implementing modern options to cut back our environmental influence that protect the gameplay experiences our gamers love. Attaining these targets is barely potential by means of collaboration with others within the trade, and we’re proud to see recreation creators not solely leverage the Xbox Sustainability Toolkit, which helps them create extra energy-efficient video games, to implement vitality financial savings through their very own video games but additionally take these learnings and proceed their very own work of figuring out new methods of decreasing influence on the atmosphere.
Gaming brings pleasure to gamers, however we acknowledge it additionally has an influence on our surroundings. Our dedication to our gamers and the trade is to work to attenuate that influence. We’ve got set bold targets at Microsoft and it received’t be a straight path to 2030, however we’re dedicated to attaining these targets by empowering recreation creators, designers, and manufacturing groups with the cutting-edge analytic instruments, bespoke toolkits, and cross-team options that may permit everybody to proceed to a construct a extra sustainable gaming future.
To be taught extra about our efforts to enhance our environmental influence, go to xbox.com/sustainability.
