In a blog post from the Corporate Vice President of Xbox Operations Dave McCarthy, Microsoft gave an update on their sustainability efforts. McCarthy encouraged Xbox Series X/S owners to turn on energy saver mode after reminding the gaming community of Microsoft's pledge to be "carbon negative, water positive and [have] zero waste by 2030." In an effort to do so, the company plans to "design Xbox products and accessories, and all Microsoft product packaging" with 100% recyclable materials in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries within eight years.