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Gaming takes another step towards digital distribution

March 21, 2011 in Blog comments 4

The recent news that EA is no longer going to include paper instruction manuals in their games marks just another step towards the eventual replacement of packaged products by digital distribution. What's the next step, paper sleeves instead of plastic cases?

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    HalfMillennium Mar 21, 11
    PC games have been doing this for years. Now that the technology is available to do it with console games, it's only logical.
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      Xander756 Mar 21, 11
      A lot of PC games do come in jewel cases or as sleeves in boxes but I just got Civilization V and it came in a plastic case, just like any regular game so it seems like PC is moving in the opposite direction almost.
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        HalfMillennium Mar 21, 11
        Can't say any I've spotted many PC games which weren't packaged like console games, but that just goes to show why a paper manual isn't practical for many games.
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    HisServant77 Mar 21, 11
    I beg to differ about the paper manuals. I'd rather those, so that I don't have to look on my computer screen or whatever TV/Monitor I'm using to game on. All that backlit reading can be too much for eyes at times.

    Reading on REAL Paper, is much more practical to me.

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