Neither of those things inherently emits CO2, so the comparison is not particularly useful. A data center in Quebec, will have will have less overall emissions than one gamer in Florida, based purely on the nature of the power grid in each location.
Getting rid of the slop factories would be a net positive for a whole host of other reasons, but that’s a somewhat different discussion.
Now do gamers vs AI datacenters.
Neither of those things inherently emits CO2, so the comparison is not particularly useful. A data center in Quebec, will have will have less overall emissions than one gamer in Florida, based purely on the nature of the power grid in each location.
Getting rid of the slop factories would be a net positive for a whole host of other reasons, but that’s a somewhat different discussion.