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Foolz said:

That's the Xbox I got.

I like this guy's videos.

He has more free shit than he knows what to do with.
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SupremeAC said:

You do know you could just rest it horizontally right?

I didn't like it flat.

^Are you laughing at the prose?

Skimming it, it actually looks like it contains a lot of interesting information about the manufacturing process, so I've got to give it credit for that.

Unfortunately, I'm too frightened to read something that long with writing like this: "What was also remarkable about deconstructing the console was how quickly it transformed from a single object into an assembly of diffuse materials, each with their own histories, protagonists, and processes. As I think back to the cadaverous heap of metal, plastic, and electronics on the lab table in Cambridge University, it occurs to me that the PlayStation 4 has the most dazzling and problematic parts of global capitalism purring in unison. It is an exquisite, leanly designed machine pulsing with the exploitation of Earth and its people. I think lots of us know this, at least on some level, but our collective thirst for these carbon-hungry technologies remains unquenchable. Whether the planet can sustain such consumption is one question, but the ongoing human cost is another one entirely. For now, that’s the reality we must confront each time we boot up the jet black machine and plug ourselves back into the matrix."

I might die of laughter.

In defence of the author, though, he was accused in the comments of abusing the thesaurus, and yet the dude didn't even use labyrinthine when he could have, but said "labyrinth-like".

Every console that I’ve ever owned I have laid them flat. Mainly because I’ve always placed them on shelves of an entertainment unit so it just wasn’t possible but also because I’ve just never trusted them standing vertically. It seems odd to me inserting a disc vertically anyway.

Laugh all you like, but the article raises some good points about environmental concerns.  I found the article after an, albeit short, discussion on EuroGamer on wether streaming games would have a smaller environmental footprint than continuing on with local consoles.  Personally, I'm not convinced streaming is the better option.

Foolz said:

I can't speak for Edge, but I was not laughing at the content.

I ddin't specify what said laughture was directed at.  You laughed.

Anyhow, to put thing in perspective: cars pump out about 120g/km CO2.  so one PS4's manufacturing and distribution is equivalent to driving your car for about 750km.  The question is, does this put the environmental impact of console gaming in perspective, or does it just highlight how exceptionally bad cars are for the environment?

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Considering that there are over 1 billion cars in the world, and only 100 million PS4s, the former?

I'm guessing it's telling for both situations.  Especially when you also take in account mobile phones and computers.

Every little bit helps when trying to lessen environmental pollution. So many things can be considered less polluting then cars however if you start adding them all up then they can make a significant impact.

They should make consoles casing out of bamboo. I've seen a lot bamboo plastic alternatives. They are as hard, and durable as plastic and can be moulded into any shape. Yet is completely not toxic and biodegradable.