You should tell MS. Their website shows a picture of the Xbox Series X, not the Xbox One.
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No, it was reported by Bloomberg that they decided to boost production by 50% for 10 million until the end of the fiscal year (March 2021).
Sony dramatically boosts PlayStation 5 production this year - reports
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And the limited preorders in the US only applies to PlayStation Direct, Sony's own digital retailer store. All other retailers (Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart etc.) will have their own preorder strategies.
The Bloomberg article said they would produce 10m by the end of calendar year.
Sony Boosting Output of PlayStation 5 to Meet Surge in Demand
Sony Corp. is roughly doubling its PlayStation 5 production to 10 million units this year as it sees the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming, according to people familiar with its plans.
www.bloomberg.com
Do you understand the term? It's nothing to do with China. Any carbon emissions produced making these 825,000 consoles is offset by other carbon-reducing practices like maybe planting trees or restoring/creating habitats etc.
That article is wrong apparently. It's by the end of March.The Bloomberg article said they would produce 10m by the end of calendar year.
Sony Boosting Output of PlayStation 5 to Meet Surge in Demand
Sony Corp. is roughly doubling its PlayStation 5 production to 10 million units this year as it sees the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming, according to people familiar with its plans.
It would be nice if all big companies endeavored to make their products carbon neutral. Good for MS, good for the earth.
That's even more impressive. 10 million by the end of the year then, dep9000 .The Bloomberg article said they would produce 10m by the end of calendar year.
Sony Boosting Output of PlayStation 5 to Meet Surge in Demand
Sony Corp. is roughly doubling its PlayStation 5 production to 10 million units this year as it sees the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming, according to people familiar with its plans.
It's either 825,000 consoles with the carbon neutral pilot method, or that's the total amount. Since they make a point about it being a pilot program, I would think it must be the former.
Well I'm definitely an expert on Japanese culture and let me tell you.......
Not quite, if you look on the website there's a fairly large document explaining it all but in summary it's basically that.
The carbon emissions produced to make these consoles - what they've saved by doing things differently (like planting trees or using solar panels on a factory or something)= 0 net carbon emissions.
Sony pumps out a PS5 every 30 seconds.......it's almost all automated and they physically own the plant
It's very possible that "carbon-neutral" products from any company have zero connection with actual ecological efforts. It's quite probable that they're simply buying carbon credits from some other company with extra, and using that transaction to "offset" the carbon footprint of production.
It's not a guarantee the other company is planting trees or restoring habitat, either. For example, Tesla receives government subsidies in the form of carbon credits--as an incentive for making electric cars--that it then sells on to other corporations for income.
Yes I agree (I am an ecologist so I hope for that the most!) but Microsoft seemed to have pledged to go a little beyond credits with renewables etc. They say want have a future vision to actively remove carbon, their "carbon debt" which I guess they could achieve through technology alone but their brief does mention saving habitats from destruction and some similar incentives.
No, it's by the end of the calendar year.
I guess you are forgetting the logistical delay.
Everything is console wars. TFs are so last gen. Its all about carbon credits now.
Will these XBs have a different emblem or something to denote they are carbon neutral?
Given the choice between a carbon neutral and non- I would search a pile of Xboxes for a Carbon neutral if it had something where I could tell the difference.
MS also already transitioned to 100% ethical source, right?
Given the choice between a carbon neutral and non- I would search a pile of Xboxes for a Carbon neutral if it had something where I could tell the difference.
MS also already transitioned to 100% ethical source, right?
Sad and unsurprising. This is an interesting topic and a step in the right direction but now it's a war of who's produced the most? Ugh.
I asked how many Sony had produced to help put that number in context. But since this number is only specific to carbon neutral consoles (I didn't know that at the time) it's moot. Sony didn't make carbon neutral consoles
It hasn't. When you posted this, there were 69 previous posts and only 17--less than 25%--mentioned Sony or Sony products.
That'd be nice if they pay more than lip service. The track record for hardware producers like console platform owners is not good.
The manufacturing process isn't carbon neutral. It's being offset by carbon reducing programs. They've done enough to offset the manufacturing of 825k consoles.
Yes, this is a pilot program not total units made. I'm wondering if this is more expensive to do? Not at all suggesting they don't do this, I think it's awesome if they are able to.
Good to see. On a related note, I was looking through their press release and it kind of sucks how these companies try to pat themselves on the back for being energy efficient by relating Watts to Flops. They can handwave increased energy consumption by claiming that there are more Flops, so it's more efficient.
You really surprised people are trying to make the number of consoles produced a competition? This is ERA afterall.
Sony, Nintendo and a bunch of other game companies are also part of the UN "Playing for the Planet" initiative.
I think the question should be.....why did it take as long as it did?
The passage is from a page that isn't dated on the Carbon Neutral website. Microsoft said they achieved the feat during their 2019 fiscal year which ended June 2020 and the Series X supposedly went into production in May so it actually could be Series X like the picture suggests. Although Carbon Neutral seems more focused on the energy the production plants use in making them and on what green initiatives the company's money goes towards to compensate for the amount of CO2 that gets pumped into the air to make their products. So it could mean both One and Series X. Either way Series X is still going to use a ton of power when plugged in and it's parts still come fron the same sources. But at least the plants that make them use renewable energy and they will donate to local green initiatives.
Microsoft Xbox | Microsoft certifies 825,000 Xbox consoles CarbonNeutral®
In 2019 the company decided to go further by beginning the journey to expand its carbon neutrality from operations to the life-cycle of its products. As a first step, it has made 825,000 Xbox consoles CarbonNeutral®, to become the world's first gaming console to become a carbon neutral product...
www.carbonneutral.com
Xbox Series X production begins, signaling good news for a Holiday 2020 release (report)
Xbox Series X will be in more countries at launch than the Xbox One
www.laptopmag.com
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Don't tell me a Microsoft employee who made that image got confused between the One X and Series X.