[onion2k]

My guess is the exemption is to tend to corporate interests? Absurd.

Its a law about how much energy PCs can use. Consoles aren't exempt; they're just not PCs.

They'd probably be allowed anyway because the law is about how much energy is used when the machine is idle, and consoles are pretty efficient when they're not doing much.

[0x008]

I think the real question is why we make a distinction by the use case of the hardware and not the hardware itself?

Under the hood consoles use the same chips and technologies as PCs and so do servers.

[ReaLNero]

> Its a law about how much energy PCs can use. Consoles aren't exempt; they're just not PCs.

I don't understand what distinction you're making -- the Earth is getting polluted all the same. It's still an exemption.

Consoles would likely still be allowed -- but that's more fair and future-proof.

[onion2k]

I don't understand what distinction you're making -- the Earth is getting polluted all the same. It's still an exemption.

That's not how laws work. For something to be exempt there would need to be a clause that specifically states "Consoles can pollute as much as they like". There isn't such a clause.

Saying they're exempt is like saying cars are exempt from the EPA's Cleaner Trucks Initiative (https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engin...). They're not exempt, they're just not trucks.