Since the new year at the latest, the new, enormously increased electricity prices should have reached the vast majority of Germans. Where until recently it was often around 25 cents per kWh, it is now often 45 cents or even significantly more. That means depending on usage Additional costs of sometimes thousands of euros per year for a normal household. Of course, it is only logical that the population should think about the save electricity power, which is also advertised by the federal government in large campaigns. This development does not even stop at gamers, whose hobby (or sometimes even passion) is forced to depend on electricity – that shows one new representative survey of the German branch association of the games industry.
Gamblers change their behavior
Three central developments became clear in the survey: Players pay more attention to the general game than a year ago power consumption when gaming, around 16 million German gamers fall into this group. 40% of gamers now pay attention to the when buying new gaming hardware power consumption the same, around 60% switch gaming devices completely off instead of in stand-by mode, if they are not used.
Gamers think more sustainably
Next to the increased electricity prices the industry association game also emphasizes this in its press release on the survey Climate and environmental awareness as important reasons for growing Vigilance on power consumption.
“Increasing electricity prices and a generally growing awareness of environmental and climate protection are leaving millions of players look more critically at their energy consumption while playing. […] This shows that environmental and climate protection are not only important to us as the games industry, but also to the community,” says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game (German Games Industry Association).
High electricity prices: German gamblers also have to adapt (2)
Source: games
Gaming industry pushes environmental protection
The poll was called online survey carried out by game and YouGow Deutschland GmbH, 2,046 people took part in mid-November 2022. The results were then weighted and are therefore according to the industry association representative of the German population aged 16 and over. In its press release, game also emphasizes the games industry’s efforts to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly, for example through video games with sustainability themes.
