Last year, Microsoft delivered a batch of Xbox Series X/S consoles with special hardware that could detect how much power the consoles were consuming in different scenarios, with anonymized data. Microsoft is now sharing the data it has collected to help game developers optimize their games to be a little more sustainable.
As an example, an Xbox Series X consumes about 122 W in games and 52 W in apps, while an Xbox Series S consumes 61 W in games and only 31 W in apps. More statistics can be found below.
Xbox Series X:
Global average game power: 122W
Global average app power: 52W
Action Adventure: 115W
Card & board: 104W
Shooter: 127W
Sports: 125W
Puzzle & Trivia: 105W
Platform: 106W
Role playing: 120W
Sports: 125W
Racing & flying: 123W
Simulation: 130W
Family & kids: 115W
Xbox Series S:
Global average game power: 61W
Global average app power: 31W
Action Adventure: 62W
Card & board: 58W
Shooter: 64W
Sports: 60W
Puzzle & Trivia: 55W
Platform: 55W
Role playing: 62W.
Sports: 60W
Racing & flying: 61W
Simulation: 64W
Family & kids: 58W
