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微软日前宣布，公司将采取措施减少Xbox主机对环境的影响，以实现该公司到2030年实现负碳排放的目标。
该更新可以对主机的更新和下载进行优化，当用户处于有碳排放强度数据的地区时，系统会安排在夜间的特定时间进行更新，因为这时的大部分电能是来自于电网中的低碳源。
这旨在减少对化石燃料的依赖和二氧化碳排放，甚至可能为用户节省一些钱。需要使用关机(节能)模式才能激活该功能。已加入“Insider”计划的Xbox Series X|S用户将看到主机会自动更新到该模式。
微软声称，“每2台主机切换到关机(节能)模式一年，我们就可以节省相当于种栽种了10年的1棵树所减少的碳排放量。”
© Outlining Team Xbox’s vision for a sustainable future, Microsoft is reinforcing its commitment to the sustainability of its gaming products and services (but not only) by announcing major news for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S Power Saving Mode. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, sums up the strategy by emphasizing on social media that “the Xbox team recognizes that if video games bring joy to many, they also have an impact on our environment. Today, we’re proud to share some of the work we’re doing to offer downloads and updates to carbon-sensitive games.” In a study published on Xbox Wire, the American tech giant explains that it wants to run a one-time update on all Xbox consoles of this and past generations to put them all into the most efficient power-saving mode. The update in question will also introduce a new setting for the console’s active clock, which will offer a convenient control system for aspects such as instant ignition. According to Blaine Hogley of the Xbox team, “Updating the power settings once will reduce power consumption when the console is turned off and will not affect performance, gameplay, or the console’s ability to receive nightly updates for games, apps, or system software. Remote features will still be available while the console is on, however it will not be supported to wake up the console from a power-saving state.” Activating this mode results in a significant reduction in power consumption of the Xbox Series X/S (0.5W off vs. 10-15W idle). Through these interventions and the introduction of power savings across the Xbox One family of consoles, Microsoft says that “Xbox is now the first carbon-inclusive console that allows the console to wake up at a time of day when it can use renewable energy from the local grid. Windows 11 also offers a similar carbon awareness feature and both will save you money and help reduce your carbon footprint.”