PlayStation, Xbox, game industry notables make carbon footprint commitments

PlayStation and Xbox, famous for being console rivals, are both part of the UNEP's Playing for the Planet alliance. — AFP Relaxnews

With the heat turning up on high-tech lifestyles and climate change impacts, Sony and Microsoft are among those promising to reduce energy use and carbon footprint impacts, as a new generation of consoles approaches.

Console manufacturers Sony and Microsoft are involved in the United Nations Environment Programme's Playing for the Planet alliance and have been among the first to make environmental commitments regarding current and future consoles.