More environmentally-friendly game servers?

[Komoritane]

......what carbon footprint?.

You may wish to google an article titled "Video games consume more electricity than 25 power plants can produce"

Also keep in mind that there is a lot of power consumption server-side to store game data

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

You may wish to google an article titled "Video games consume more electricity than 25 power plants can produce"

Also keep in mind that there is a lot of power consumption server-side to store game data

Im narrowing my conversation to FFXIV, so in this case, are we talking about the electricity that the servers produce in order to run the game?
Because Im sure any and every online gaming company would love to use such things, if they exist and are affordable.

[Shibi]

Im narrowing my conversation to FFXIV, so in this case, are we talking about the electricity that the servers produce in order to run the game?
Because Im sure any and every online gaming company would love to use such things, if they exist and are affordable.

They do exist and the cost isn't great. A lot of data centres do capture the waste heat from servers and turn it into power, or supply it as heating to local residents. For any company with shareholders, placing one's servers in facilities like that are a few simple to get brownie points.

the best I can do for you there is to turn mine off when not in use.

At the power point I hope, there is a surprising lot of vampire current in your tv, kitchen equipment, monitors, and plugpacks! If your home has been fitted with a smart meter there are devices that can record that and help you reduce further (a wise thing for anyone running on solar power too)