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OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY


The latest in sustainability

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Activate the power of play this Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day with a collection of games that explore the natural world and tackle environmental themes.

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A progress update on our Carbon Reduction Goals at Xbox

Through targeted interventions over three years (FY20-FY23), Xbox prevented over 1.2 million metric tons of CO2e from being released into the atmosphere.

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Increasing repairability

Introducing more ways for players to repair their Xbox consoles, reduce waste and save energy.

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Empowering Innovation with Developers

Through our Xbox Sustainability Toolkit, we empower developers to help create more energy-efficient games, implement energy savings via their own games, and continue their own work of identifying new ways of reducing impact on the environment.

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Spotlighting energy-efficient games optimized using the Xbox Sustainability Toolkit

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Minecraft

Minecraft introduced a new Frames Per Second (FPS) limiter feature that reduces the framerate during idle states to improve power efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

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Halo Infinite

Halo infinite improved sustainability by lowering the background resolution in the Pause menu, which reduced power consumption by 15% without impacting the player experience.

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The Elder Scrolls Online

Elder Scrolls Online improved sustainability by capping the frame rate to 30 FPS in certain menus, reducing power consumption by approximately 50% without impacting the player experience.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

First introduced with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone, and most recently refined even further with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty features an optional ‘Eco Mode’ that reduces power consumption by adjusting rendering settings in menus and during gameplay, achieving up to 50% power savings without impacting the player experience. Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Inspiring Action through Play

One of the unique benefits of gaming is its ability to inspire change through play. Explore this collection of games that not only entertain but also educate and inspire reflection on environmental impact.

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Another Crab’s Treasure

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Coral Island

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No Place Like Home

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A team of protectors standing together, in a post-apocalyptic world

We are the Caretakers

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Playing for the Planet

Xbox, along with others in the industry have committed to harness the power of their gaming platforms to take action to address the climate crisis. Together with the United Nations (UN), in 2019, we launched the Playing for the Planet Alliance.

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Trade in program

Upgrading your device? Give your used hardware a second life.

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Join us

We invite our community to join us on our journey to reduce our impact on the environment. Protecting the planet is our priority, even when we play.

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