PlayStation 4 Leads The Way In Video Game Console Energy Efficiency

Anticipation mounts as the next generation of video game systems are starting to hit the market, promising more realistic graphics, better sound and a more movie-like experience.

Last year, Nintendo released the Wii U, the successor to the Wii. This fall, Sony will release the PlayStation 4, while Microsoft enters the ring with Xbox One.

But with all those shiny new gaming consoles comes a question: Which system is the most energy-efficient system on the market and waste the least amount of energy.

The good people at Enervee have provided the answer:

With the tests being completed and the numbers crunched, its Sony who comes out the winner. The PlayStation 4 out of a scale from 0 to 100 (100 being the top mark) received an efficiency score of 100. Xbox One, was second at 96, Ouya — an Android operating system micro console — was third with a score of 78, while the Nintendo Wii U has a ranking of 67, even below next generation systems.

Older systems  rank even lower on the energy efficiency scale: PlayStation 3 Slim 500GB has a rating of 69; the Wii finishes with 65; Xbox 360 at 63 out of 100; and last on the scale was the PlayStation 3 Slim 320 GB at 62.

While Enervee does give a very through list of environmental performance for electronics, its not the only website out their if you are looking for the greenest video game system or electronics. Greenpeace every fall publishes their “Guide to Greener Electronics” which provides a comprehensive ranking of the best in eco-friendly gadgets.

Are video games the energy wasting vulture that many within the environmental community complain about? Or as the new generation of systems come out, starting to turn face? What do you people think?