Surprise Digital Downloads Have Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Most Discs

[baloofarsan]

VanceIX said:

baloofarsan said:

burninmylight said:

VanceIX said:
Did they take into account the gas needed just to get to GameStop to pick up the game, or the extra energy needed to power the disc drive?

Not that I really care, tbh. Really anything will affect the environment in some way, its not like you're dumping sludge into rivers >_>

Or all the fuel used to ship the games across the oceans and/or country, and waste produced from the boxes and cases to store them in, along with manuals and advertisements (and the resources needed for said boxes, cases and paper). So many factors left out. I don't see how this study can be considered valid.

I know it is hard for people on the internet to attain information (hint: it is two links away).

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12181/fullhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12181/full

Yeah, waaaaay too many baseless assumptions made by the "researchers" or whatever they claim to be. The entire article is bonkers.

You wanted them to include your "baseless assumptions" and when they have you are still not content.