How does energy consumption compare for the PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Nintendo Switch and how can I save money?
If you want to know how much video games are contributing to your energy bills it’s actually fairly easy to calculate…
Everyone is always trying to find ways to save a bit of money on electricity, but it’s become a far more pressing issue with energy bills set to increase next month, and again in January.
The new prime minister Liz Truss has outlined plans to assist people with those bills, but you’ll still want to do as much as you can to make use of energy saving tips.
Game consoles, in particular, can be a key factor in high energy bills, depending on how frequently they’re used. Some gamers across the country have even considered quitting the hobby to try and save money.
If you want to avoid doing that, or consider it an absolute last resort, we’ve looked into how costly it is to play game consoles and what steps can be taken to reduce your bills without giving up everything.
How much money is spent while using PlayStation 5?For a while now, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have all shared average power consumption measurements for their respective consoles.
So, we can make a rough estimate of how much they’ll contribute to your energy bills when using them.
Starting with the PlayStation 5, Sony’s website says that, whilst gaming, it uses up to 196.9 watts on average. So, let’s just round that up to 197 watts.
Ofgem’s website lists the current price cap at 28p per kWh (kilowatt hour), but it’s going up to 52p per kWh in October. So, if you were to play your PlayStation 5 for two hours straight every day in October, that’s £1.43 a week you’re spending.
It’s worth noting that the amount of energy spent depends on the kind of game you’re playing and how graphically intensive they are. Plus, these figures are for the launch model of
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