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[BlackOlivesMatter]

I also heard that the dual shock 5's won't come in white anymore. Only controllers of color.

 

[Mung]

I also heard that the dual shock 5's won't come in white anymore. Only controllers of color.

So edgy.
Do you have an axe to grind by any chance?

 

[FranXico]

I also heard that the dual shock 5's won't come in white anymore. Only controllers of color.

Interesting take there, BlackOlivesMatter .

 

[Dr. Claus]

Imagine thinking that being a bit more eco-friendly is a bad thing and some "far left/woke" practice.

Also when it comes to millions of consoles, practices like this *do* have a noticeable impact. So many ignorant people trying desperately to spin this into something bad and it is just... sad. There is plenty to shit on Sony for, this isn't one of them.

 

[TacosNSalsa]

To take it an extra step they should start packaging it with gift cards to steakhouses so you can help cull the earth of the true threat to the climate.... gassy cows

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

“If just one million users enable this feature, it would save equivalent to the average electricity use of 1,000 US homes,” the post reads.

I'm sorry, is this supposed to impress somebody?

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

So edgy.
Do you have an axe to grind by any chance?

It's called a joke, don't take like so serious or you'll have an aneurysm

 

[Fake]

Depressing comments...

 

[JORMBO]

Less power consumption is good. I hope they add a quiet fan or cooling system too.

 

[Birdo]

Microsoft will combat this by selling less consoles.

 

[Jtibh]

Will the same apply to cloud gaming or streaming services where you use 2 devices to be able to play one game??

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Don't fret Sony, I'll do you one better. I won't even BUY a PS5, that way I can save magnitudes more on my carbon footprint! Yaaaayyyy!!!

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Caring about the climate is "woke" now? Is this a part of that stupid mindset that caring about anything, being anything other than utterly blasé in regards to everything other than yourself is "woke"?

Not necessarily, but there are definitely think-tanks, corporations, and research firms that are twisting data related to climate change to push their own initiatives for tech, power and resource consolidation. There's a lot they don't talk about honestly or put out with half-truths.

You'll have to forgive us if we think a corporation that's been trending more and more SJW since relocating their gaming division head to California, might be playing into some of that with mention of a feature literally 99% of gamers have never necessarily cared about.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Phil Spencer's "We eat monsters for breakfast" statement will inevitably backfire on Microsoft for sounding backwards in this age of global climate change.

 

[FranXico]

You'll have to forgive us if we think a corporation that's been trending more and more SJW since relocating their gaming division head to California, might be playing into some of that with mention of a feature literally 99% of gamers have never necessarily cared about.

Good thing no other corporations are turning "woke"!

Spoiler

 

[SlimySnake]

No one wants to hear this. Give me a 250w monster. I am a gamer, not an environmentalist.

 

[kingwingin]

Screw the environmentally friendly garbage. I want these next systems to be full mopar power. Everytime I boot up these systems they should roll coal and cover my tv stand in soot.

 

[GymWolf]

The planet is already fucked up, just give all the carbon, gasoline and power you have sony!

 

[The Pleasure]

Whilst your at it Sony you should also look into noise pollution on the PS5, the ps4 is the noisiest console of all time.

That's dreamcast. The fucker yells at me every time i boot up soul calibur.

 

[Frenzy-kun]

Isn't not having to purchase a new console every 5 years the least carbon footprint possible?

 

[cireza]

This is a good thing.

 

[Ovech-King]

Why bother with keeping the rest mode if boot is rumored to be less than 10 seconds?

 

[FranXico]

Why bother with keeping the rest mode if boot is rumored to be less than 10 seconds?

You can't resume a game exactly where you were if you reboot.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Why bother with keeping the rest mode if boot is rumored to be less than 10 seconds?

Suspend feature in games so you can pick up where you left off. Hopefully there are better save states designed around these SSD setups next-gen to mirror retro games that include them.

 

[DrJohnGalt]

The energy consumption it saves and the cost on the energy bill will both be negligible.

If Sony can make it run more efficiently without sacrificing anything on the performance side, great. But this is obviously not about that, this is just cheap pandering.

Is this a selling point for me? No.

 

[Journey]

I can hear the woke fanboys now. "My console is less powerful than yours!!... Nooo, mine is less powerful!!"

 

[NT80]

I almost always turn the thing off when I'm done. That's the best thing to do.

 

[bobone]

Good thing no other corporations are turning "woke"!

At this point it is easier to count the companies that HAVN'T gone woke.

We are in the age of pandering. None of this matters; None of us will notice a difference on our electric bill.
So its pointless marketing that only appeals to a tiny segment of the market. (most likely the segment that runs and writes for IGN, gamespot, kotaku, etc)

 

[joe_zazen]

Fuck this,. I am buying a planet killing PC. 10 000 watts, powered by a diesel generator, with a case hewn out of the great barrier reef.

 

[DanielsM]

Saving a little electricity (although its so little its basically meaningless) is good, but no reason to make a new article out of it. Tacking on carbontardism is just silly.

 

[michaelius]

Are they now going to sell games in cardboard boxes ? If we are talking about ecology they should target colossal amount of plastic produced by games distribution.

 

[NickFire]

I think this is a great thing. Saves us all money as well.

 

[FranXico]

Are they now going to sell games in cardboard boxes ? If we are talking about ecology they should target colossal amount of plastic produced by games distribution.

No, they'll just go all digital. Anything for Mother Earth

 

[SonGoku]

Good as long as they dont gimp load power consumption
Also i cant help but laugh at americans for using fuel as electricity

Less idle power consumption is good.

fixed

 

[Miles708]

Are they now going to sell games in cardboard boxes ? If we are talking about ecology they should target colossal amount of plastic produced by games distribution.

Don't server farms cause massive amount of pollution? Carboard boxes pollutes but you produce them only once, servers on the other hand must be up 24/7/365

 

[Kagero]

How are people finding ways to get mad about this lol.

 

[Von Hugh]

It's not like I'm powering my console with diesel.

 

[Jigsaah]

How do people rationalize criticizing this? Is a win win situation. Since when is wasting power a plus?

 

[DanielsM]

Well, its called silly pandering. I mean they're building machines that basically burn jet fuel under a TV and they save a few extra watts for stuff that can easily be shutdown completely.

Its not about being mad, more like pointing out the obvious silliness. (I actually get a good laugh at all this silly millennial pandering)

 

[AgentP]

How do people rationalize criticizing this? Is a win win situation. Since when is wasting power a plus?

When you are an angry white guy who hates everything, just label it "woke" and then commence to bitch.

 

[DanielsM]

When you are an angry white guy who hates everything, just label it "woke" and then commence to bitch.

I would hope more than white guys could figure out how silly and sometimes stupid most of this stuff is, but maybe I am wrong. (I do consider the bitches that bitch about others bitching to be quite the unique comical breed... bitch on if you must)

 

[SquillieDee]

I can't wait until the day that the term "woke" dies.. That is the dumbest shit i've ever heard...

 

[Animagic]

They could build and assemble consoles in each country where they are sold. That would help a lot.

Consoles sold in Japan would be built in Japan, consoles sold in the US, would be built in the US, etc

 

[StormCell]

If you really want to reduce your power consumption, then unplug all your stuff when you're not using it.

 

[Fake]

How are people finding ways to get mad about this lol.

Spying resetera is not making them healthy as you can see.

 

[Vawn]

This outrages me!

 

[Insane Metal]

I also heard that the dual shock 5's won't come in white anymore. Only controllers of color.

I also heard it'll come with TLoU P.II pre-installed as a sign of welcoming diversity for the LGBTQ++++ community.

 

[DanielsM]

If you really want to reduce your power consumption, then unplug all your stuff when you're not using it.

I personally recommend the stick and hoop as a replacement.

 

[Nero_PR]

I can count the times I've left my console suspended. Generally, is when I switch my Hard Drive and have to download a lot of games that I didn't back up or when I have a lot of downloads to do in one go.

 

[cabbage5k2]

OP should be updated IMHO. All major players are involved (which is not a surprise).

Except Nintendo funnily enough. Then again, they haven't had the environmental record.