So even though the PS5 has had a price rise in the U.K. and is more EXPENSIVE than the Xbox Series X, and people were complaining about the price difference, if you use standby it’s actually CHEAPER over one year. Over the course of six years PS5 is £360 cheaper than Xbox Series X. Where is the mob with their pitchforks now?! 😆
So if the energy prices do triple in next month, you're looking at £12/year to keep PS5 in standby mode, versus £177/year for xbox series. That's madness!
who doesnt use energy saver mode? the Series boots up so quickly anyways from fully off that energy saver just shaves it down a bit more. Sure it may not be instantaneous as standby but its still pretty damn quick.
Now for my one X I still use, yeah using standby on that makes up for the longer boot from energy saver. Id even say energy saver on the series is still quicker than standby on a one x.
The system startup may be acceptably quick, but you still need to load up the game too, right? FH5 isn't all that quick to load. With quick resume I'm probably going from shut down to back in game in like 10 seconds.
The major point and differnce here is nthat xbox Quick resume WORKS with energy savings and even if you turn it off completely. Try that on PS5. This comparison makes no sense as it is not comparing the same things.
It should compare XBOX energy saving mode with SONY sleep mode. Try calculating that
The current energy stress affecting Europe was generated by Russia cutting off its gas supply. This is not happening because of green energy. Infact. the faster we move to Green energy the sooner we can get away from madmen who use supply chain attackes to bully other countries into letting them commit war crimes. Anyone who blames the current situation on green energy is either misinformed on part of the missinformation themselves. I can't wait for fussion to arrive and then people turn on it for being a non oil based green energy. The insanity is real.
Russia are not to blame for energy crisis it was in the making long before, energy companies are making bonus profits because price cap has increased this cap needs to go back how it was.
PS the only reason why Russian energy isn't flowing to Europe as much is because Europe is putting sanctions on Russia
I am making an attempt to reach into that bubble and give you information. Whether you accept it or reject it is up to you. Among several reasons they have also increased because Russia has sharply cut its supplies of gas to Europe. This has pushed up the price of gas across the continent, including in the UK.
@Eonjay How about not being reliant on government sponsored media like BBC and see that being reliant on Russia for your lack of nuclear plants/coal is telling in and of itself. You’re not power independent so no matter what you call fact is actually spin. Green doesn’t work or cut it. EU is dependent because of incompetence. They could of invested into real power solutions before making future mandates that the grid just will never support. But please stop charging your evs.
Interesting how Japan has been running on a much reduced nuclear generated grid for over 10 years since the tsunami in 2011. The nuclear plant near me has been out of service for over 10 years. I see solar and wind farms all over the place near me.
Yet people want Sizewell C, when there is still no way to dispose of spent nuclear fuel.
I just did the math and it would only cost me around $14 a year with taxes and rounding up if I had a Series X. Personally on my Series S and PS5 I leave the option off because I don't like my consoles heating up while I'm not using the console. The main reason I can even see someone using them for is faster boot times but Series S is probably the fastest modern console to turn on from a cold boot.
Ten times more. Only 13 times if you have a launch console which is automatically NOT out in energy saver mode.
The power usage equates to £60 English pounds per year. Which is the price of a game here.
Oof. Good to know bearing in mind the energy mess we're in right now. They reckon it will get worse before it gets better.
Great information thanks for this
it's funny switch only uses 40p...
Xbox: £59
PS5: £4
switch: 40p
all the figures are per year not month.