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Only games i use manuals for are RPGs so i can see what certain skills do compared to other ones.



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Rainbird said:
@ Seece

I don't see how they're ripping of consumers, as they're not getting any less of a product. You may not get the same physical content, but you're still getting the manual, and the manual being digital opens up new possibilities (as Rubang suggested).

I dont want to speak for him, but what ive gathered is, regardless of the price, he feels hes paying 60 bucks for a product as is. If the ocmpany spends less producing it, perhaps 3 cents or so, he expects it to be passed on to him.

Thats at least what ive gathered. He feels that when these companies develop ways to save money it must be passed linearly down tot he consumer on a SKU, case by case basis, which is impossible and unheard of.

I think if they truly do as Rubang posted, it will be pretty darn cool.



Machina said:
Rainbird said:
Machina said:
Rofl at the idea that this is for altruistic environmental reasons. Gonna pass on the savings to the consumer eh, Ubisoft? Nah, didn't think so. I like paper manuals, and proper DVD cases thanks.

Lol, because Ubisoft saves a huge amount of money on one copy of a game with this, you should definitely pay those few cents less!

Yeah, I should...

Given you live in the UK, I rekon your savings from not having manuals are going to pale in comparison to the savings you make on amazon

 

Anyway, so long as they don't introduce rubbish eco-cases then I am okay, the cases is the thing I worry about



 

Internal Ubisoft numbers indicate that manufacturing one ton of paper used to create game manuals uses two tons of wood from 13 trees, enough energy to heat an average home for a year, 13,000 gallons of wastewater and 6,000 pounds of carbon dioxide.


in other words cheaper publishing costs!



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i like Paper Manuals but i like Trees and Life Much More So Good move.



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Can't disagree with them...
I just got a Kindle2 this week end, and despite being a huge book collector ( over 1300 scifi/fantasy books in my collection) I've decided to do away with books and only read e-books from now on...
It's easier to carry around, makes managing my collection easier and at any time anywhere on earth i can order a new book and get it within 60 seconds...( when reading the 7th part of a huge fantasy serie it is very easy to go back to previous books and get up to date very fast...).

And every book written before 1923 is basically free ( integral of Shakespeare work : 2.50$...)

Lets face it, 20 years from now most bookstores and newstands will have disappeared and the e-book market will represent the huge majority of sales..



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

They should print it on the reverse side of the case sleeves, I do rarely use it so it's no biggy to me but i can see why it will effect some people



Just skip them altogether. Manuals are for pussies.

That goes for you too, tutorials.



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nordlead said:
Boycott Ubisoft!!!

I thought we were already doing that?



nordlead said:
Boycott Ubisoft!!!

I second this notion. They can't just do away with the manual. That's a tradition! I'll be very upset if other companies follow suit