Skip to content

Xbox’s Leaked Project Green Leaf Ditches PlayStation’s Hardware-Level Approach, Prioritizing Developer Flexibility to Deliver 30% Power Savings on Windows Handhelds

Two ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming consoles are displayed, one in black showing a gaming interface with titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator and Baldur's Gate 3, and the other in white showing the ROG and Xbox logos.

While Microsoft has reportedly canned its dedicated Xbox handheld, it seems the company is still interested in handheld gaming in some form, working on the leaked Xbox Project Green Leaf to address the efficiency gap between Windows-based handhelds and the Steam Deck by integrating power-saving measures directly into the Xbox GDK. The core of this project, according to the information leaked by Moore’s Law is Dead, is centered on two performance profiles called Power Optimized (PO) and Power Optimized Plus (PO+). These are not presets, but actually require developers to implement resolution scaling or performance caps for non-essential gameplay moments, […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/xbox-project-green-leaf-power-saving-windows-handhelds/