Is PlayStation Backwards Compatibility Expensive??
23Continuing with the Cost of Living Series, I checked out backwards compatibility on as many PlayStations as I could!! Is it cheaper to play PlayStation games on their native consoles, or do newer models prove to be cheaper in the long run?
With energy costs skyrocketing, we need to do all we can in order to save on our energy bills. So I took it upon myself to go through all of my consoles and see what savings can be made; by changing standby options, turning them off at the wall, and even switching to different systems!
So really, the reason why I'm doing this is to see how much money we - as videogame collectors - could potentially save on our electricity bills by being a little more aware of how much energy our consoles are sucking up! How much of a difference is it actually gonna make, and ultimately is it worth doing on a console-by-console basis?
If you've got only one or two of these consoles, chances are you probably won't see that much of a difference on your bills but, given that I've got quite a few, a little bit of power management could go a long way!
And who knows? You may well save yourself a few pennies by taking action on what we find in this series!
--- How I'm working it out ---
For each of the consoles that're plugged into the mains, I measured each of them using a Power Meter for at least one hour at a time in each of their power states: be that switched on, switched off, or in various different standby states they may have. This gave me a clear kiloWatt Hour reading that we can use to calculate the costs. This makes things very easy to work out seeing as we're charged for electricity per kiloWatt hour.
Calculation:
kWh * cost per kWh = total cost per hour
* 24 = total cost per day
* 365 = total cost per year
/ 12 = total cost per month
For any USB powered consoles, I used a Voltage Current Detector to measure their watt and amp usage. This was then converted into kiloWatts per hour, and we can use that to work out how much they cost - running and in standby! I did it this way because all my USB powered consoles are using USB ports built-in to my plug extensions. USB plug adapters take up a valuable plug socket, and they may introduce their own power draw (though admittedly, so might the built-in USB ports).
Calculation:
((volts * amps) / 1000) * cost per kWh = total cost per hour
* 24 = total cost per day
* 365 = total cost per year
/ 12 = total cost per month
If you're checking your own consoles, your results might vary. This video is intended to be a guide, based on my own observations. The costs calculated are for just the consoles themselves. It doesn't include any additional draw from other devices, such as televisions, sound systems, power extensions, etc.
----- Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:05 What We're Doing
01:51 PS1 Games On PS2
03:58 PS1 Games On PS3
06:24 PS2 Games On PS3
08:54 PS4 Games On PS5
11:38 Conclusion
12:11 Outro
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