The most and least energy efficient gaming consoles this Christmas

With Christmas 2023 fast approaching, the gaming experts at THESPIKE have compiled a list of the most and the least energy efficient gaming consoles so you can take the long-term cost on your electricity bill into consideration when picking out your presents this year.

Topping the list of their least energy efficient gamer gifts were a PC with a VR headset in use at £1.38 (€1.29, $0.57c) per session, followed by a PC gamer setup, a PC, a full HD monitor and a Playstation 5 closing off the top five.

Meanwhile, if you’re looking for more energy efficient devices and accessories you might want to consider picking up a headset or some RGB lights to mod out your home gaming centre as they add surprisingly very little to your overall electricity bill at 0.1c each per session (5 hours).

Some other low-cost choices included swapping out your PC for a laptop when it comes to your gaming as you could save up to 80c a session.

And if you’re looking for a gaming console that uses the least electricity then you may want to consider some type of handheld device, with the Switch barely costing more than playing a game on your phone.

To get price for one Kilowatt hour, THESPIKE divided the watts by 1000 then multiplied the kWh by the price per kWh per country and multiplied it by 5.1 (the average gaming binge time) to get the overall energy consumption. As the prices were in dollars, THESPIKE’s team then needed to convert the price to the respective currencies.

The cost was based on the global average for daily gaming at 5.1 hours. As the prices were in dollars, THESPIKE’s team then needed to convert the price to the respective currencies.

THESPIKE’s data team used the average cost of electricity in each of their top territories to create their index.

So, does being a full-time hardcore gamer with a high-quality PC and processor increase your electricity bill? Sure. But there are some easy swaps that can end up saving you a fortune in the long run.

Whether you want to do your bit for the environment this Christmas or simply save some money on your electricity bill, you can look at THESPIKE’s gift guide in the table below or full release on-site here.

“When it comes to electricity usage it does tend to be the larger scale processors and monitors that will always end up running your bill up higher but the good news is that it doesn’t have to be the case all of the time. A lot of good quality consoles and PC substitutes can end up saving you a lot of money in the long run.” - Adam Savinson co-owner of THESPIKE

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To get price for one Kilowatt hour, THESPIKE divided the watts by 1000 then multiplied the kWh by the price per kWh per country and multiplied it by 5.1 (the average gaming binge time) to get the overall energy consumption.

The cost was based on the global average for daily gaming at 5.1 hours. As the prices were in dollars, THESPIKE’s team then needed to convert the price to the respective currencies.

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Sources

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

https://www.statista.com/statistics/263492/electricity-prices-in-selected-countries/

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/game-pedia/how-many-hours-a-day-do-people-spend-playing-video-games

https://www.energysage.com/electricity/house-watts/how-many-watts-does-a-computer-use/