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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 11:49AM (Unverified) said
awesome. i hate those packages..!!
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:03PM (Unverified) said
I hate those packages, my headphones always come in them and I always have to attack them with kitchen scissors to get them open.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:20PM Newfiescreech16 said
ya they can be a bitch if your braindead. If you got half a clue you just slice em open with Scissors. Yet the Japan style ones are better,. like the Japan Dualshock3 it is plastic like in NA but the back is a thin piece of cardboard that slides out,.. maybe they don't have as much shoplifting in Japan as here in North America
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:50PM AlexMP said
"Yet the Japan style ones are better,. like the Japan Dualshock3 it is plastic like in NA but the back is a thin piece of cardboard that slides out"
First thing I noticed when I got my white DualShock3.
"maybe they don't have as much shoplifting in Japan as here in North America"
That's what I thought too, it seems much easier to just slide off the cardboard back and steal something than to struggle with a blade and clamshell.
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First thing I noticed when I got my white DualShock3.
"maybe they don't have as much shoplifting in Japan as here in North America"
That's what I thought too, it seems much easier to just slide off the cardboard back and steal something than to struggle with a blade and clamshell.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 9:39PM Newfiescreech16 said
LOL mine was white too ,. and matches well with the PS3 Keyboard
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:09PM leslij55 said
Could that video be any quieter?
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:11PM dboyxz said
I agree 150%. Those packages are bad for our health and the environment...
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:18PM (Unverified) said
I have no problem opening those and don't see why others do. They really are very simple to open if you know how to. However, I'm glad they are getting rid of them because anything to save a little time and effort is nice.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 6:12PM (Unverified) said
They're really annoying if you don't have the right tools, such as a big kitchen scissor and I usually cut all of the edges and open them so. One time I didn't have any scissors nearby and I used a pen to poke a hole so I can forcefully tear it open. The end result? A disgusting gash.
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 8:14PM (Unverified) said
All you need is a normal sized pair of scissors. Cut it in the right place and they are simple to tear open.
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:22PM Oddface said
Great news! Worst packaging ever!
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:24PM McWilly said
OMG I am so happy. Every time I try to open one of these I think something like that pic is going to happen. I am easily pleased if you can't tell.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:51PM ZeroCorpse said
I've had something like in the video happen. A nice, deep wound from a stupid clamshell package for a game controller. So I got the package open, but because my hand was cut badly, I couldn't actually USE the controller until I was bandaged... And it's hard to play a game when you have gauze wrapped around your hand.
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:24PM (Unverified) said
yay.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 12:33PM (Unverified) said
Must be a slow news day thats all i can say.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:13PM CheesusCrust said
Huzzah!
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:47PM (Unverified) said
Umm, scissors?
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:48PM (Unverified) said
I think Sony just won the console war.
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 1:38PM Mazrael said
MS already started this on there explorer products.. although ignoring that.. this is 4 day old news..
http://www.leaderpost.com/Clamshell+packaging/1092159/story.html
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http://www.leaderpost.com/Clamshell+packaging/1092159/story.html
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 1:48PM (Unverified) said
This video is even worse than the greying comb-over guy with his psp commentary.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 2:09PM (Unverified) said
from what ive heard/seen online, theyre pretty easy to open with a can opener, provided its sharp enough. i havent gotten to try it yet though...at least i know i wont have to for a while now :D
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 2:18PM (Unverified) said
I think its also called blister packaging. nd yah, i hate them
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 2:20PM (Unverified) said
Also, braniac did an experiment to find the easiest to open packaging, i think this came second inbetween something and something else
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
Really, really slow news day
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 9:57PM (Unverified) said
Not much. I hope I wasn't offending. And slow or not 20 of as geniuses replied :)
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Posted: Dec 21st 2008 2:55PM (Unverified) said
Sony has basically. Previously, games like SingStar and Buzz came in Clanshell packaging (in the U.S.). SingStar Volume 2 and Buzz! Quiz TV come in a box. I just hope they box their controllers, keypad, and others next.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 6:19PM (Unverified) said
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 8:48PM (Unverified) said
Wohooo & I was gonna buy a new DS3 controller. Maybe i'll wait since I don't need it.
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 10:40AM (Unverified) said
I just use one of those carpentry knives, and even then it is still difficult. Whoever made clamshell packaging should try and open it...and guess what: I even found a pair of SCISSORS (snip snip) in clamshell packaging!!! As if it wasn't bad enough.
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 8:14AM Nobledevil Gaming Optimist said
Goodness gracious FINALLY! How long have we been dealing with these moronic, incredibly hard to open packages? I still remember being a kid and getting some insanely sharp knife from the kitchen to open a present, only to cut my pinkie pretty badly (but only catching skin layers, thank God). I waved my hand around in surprise/panic while blood gushed out, splattering our entire kitchen.
Posted: Dec 21st 2008 11:31PM (Unverified) said
Those packages are evil! I have had mighty scissors break in attempt to open a package(I think it was an xbox 360 controller) I had to use my Katana to get it ope n. True story.
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 2:36AM MikeCrazy said
I don't have problems with clamshell cases. I recently bought a Dualshock 3 and ripped the plastic with my bare hands without a sweat.
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 4:22AM TJF588 said
maroofh's mention of "blister packaging" comes off more 'right' to my ears; clamshells are what "high-end" VHS releases come/came in.
So, guess it's time for collectors to buy the mundane, not for what's inside, but for the tank that is the fortified clear-view bubble. I'd say at least the tear in a clean line, but to define "line" toward this requires an artistic definition, and when it decides to give more easily is sporadic, causing one to sometimes be pulling way too hard, and where that jerking motion takes you is up to your sense of universal positioning.
*goes back to typing FFVIIAC THE NOVEL into MS Word*
So, guess it's time for collectors to buy the mundane, not for what's inside, but for the tank that is the fortified clear-view bubble. I'd say at least the tear in a clean line, but to define "line" toward this requires an artistic definition, and when it decides to give more easily is sporadic, causing one to sometimes be pulling way too hard, and where that jerking motion takes you is up to your sense of universal positioning.
*goes back to typing FFVIIAC THE NOVEL into MS Word*
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 5:38AM (Unverified) said
A little off topic, what ever happened to the £17.99 chatpad?
I can only find them for £30 odd now!!!
Really should have got one while they were £17.99....
I can only find them for £30 odd now!!!
Really should have got one while they were £17.99....
Posted: Dec 22nd 2008 12:05PM (Unverified) said
I'M ALL FOR THIS.
What a pain in the butt it is to open any of those packages. I hate opening my controllers and heavily packaged headphones for the first time. :[
What a pain in the butt it is to open any of those packages. I hate opening my controllers and heavily packaged headphones for the first time. :[
Posted: Dec 23rd 2008 1:05AM (Unverified) said
That was the first thing on my 'to achieve world peace' list.
Jealous that someone beat me to it :P
Jealous that someone beat me to it :P
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