At Xbox, we’re persevering with to enhance how we design, construct, distribute, and use our merchandise to scale back our environmental affect and assist us attain Microsoft’s aim of being a zero waste, carbon adverse, and water constructive firm by 2030. Discovering methods to scale back the environmental footprint of gaming not solely helps the surroundings 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. As we speak, we’re increasing our repairability program, giving gamers much more choices to get their Xbox Collection X|S console choices – the Xbox Collection S – 1TB in Robotic White, Xbox Collection X – 1TB Digital Version in Robotic White, and Xbox Collection X – 2TB Galaxy Black Particular Version – fastened ought to they ever want to, whereas additionally decreasing and stopping waste.
Increasing Repairability, Updating Console Packaging and Lowering Plastic Waste
Players will quickly have extra choices for assist when contemplating in-person repairs for the three Xbox Collection X|S console choices. On January 20, uBreakiFix by Asurion will develop into 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 way of the Microsoft Retailer, which suggests gamers will now have much more methods to restore their consoles, separate from Microsoft’s personal assist channels. Players ought to examine with their native uBreakiFix by Asurion retailer to affirm participation on this repairability program.
Moreover, substitute parts for the three Xbox Collection X|S console choices at the moment are 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 parts beforehand restricted to controller elements and solely obtainable by way of the Microsoft Retailer, these extra restore choices permit gamers to select the repairability resolution that works greatest for them, even when their console is out-of-warranty.
By increasing the variety of methods gamers can get assist and restore for their Xbox consoles, we additionally assist prolong the longevity of Xbox gadgets, scale back waste, promote re-use, and in the end scale back our environmental affect.
Offering extra choices for restore isn’t the one method Xbox is decreasing plastic waste. At Microsoft, our aim is to get rid of single-use plastics from our packaging by 2025. Packaging for the three Xbox Collection X|S console choices at the moment are totally paper and fiber-based, eliminating all single-use plastics.
Lowering Carbon Impression by way of Power Updates
We lately introduced that, in simply three years (FY20-FY23), Xbox has contributed to Microsoft’s aim of changing into a zero waste, carbon adverse, and water constructive firm by 2030 with interventions to scale back power from console utilization which have prevented over 1.2 million metric tons of CO2e (Carbon Dioxide equal) in contrast to utilization with out interventions. In accordance to US EPA estimates, this discount prevents emissions equal to greater than 3 billion automotive miles (pushed by a mean gasoline-powered passenger car) being launched into the environment.
By current system updates to Xbox consoles, we’ve got additionally made vital developments in how Xbox Collection S handles video content material. Thus far, these enhancements have led to an common discount approaching 10% in energy consumption throughout all media apps on Xbox Collection S, contributing in the direction of decreasing Microsoft’s usage-based carbon footprint and probably permitting gamers to save on their month-to-month electrical payments. Making Xbox consoles extra power environment friendly by way of system updates and participant adoption of power saving options just like the Shutdown (power saving) energy possibility, which don’t compromise gameplay, media app, or console efficiency, have been the first methods Xbox and our group have contributed to these power and emissions financial savings.
To make sure you’re making the most of the newest power effectivity options on console, go to Settings > Normal > Energy choices and affirm that Shutdown (power saving) is lively.
Collaboration Between Sport Studios
The work in the direction of constructing a extra sustainable future for gaming isn’t full, and at Xbox we’re dedicated to repeatedly enhancing sustainability in gaming by implementing modern options to scale back our environmental affect that protect the gameplay experiences our gamers love. Reaching these targets is just potential by way of collaboration with others within the trade, and we’re proud to see sport creators not solely leverage the Xbox Sustainability Toolkit, which helps them create extra energy-efficient video games, to implement power financial savings through their personal video games but additionally take these learnings and proceed their personal work of figuring out new methods of decreasing affect on the surroundings.
Gaming brings pleasure to gamers, however we acknowledge it additionally has an affect on our surroundings. Our dedication to our gamers and the trade is to work to reduce that affect. We’ve got set formidable targets at Microsoft and it received’t be a straight path to 2030, however we’re dedicated to reaching these targets by empowering sport 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 affect, go to xbox.com/sustainability.