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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:04PM Enosoma said

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Next up: Edible game manuals!
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:05PM Kakairo said

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Paper is edible. Not very tasty, but edible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:06PM Jawmuncher said

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With the toilet paper thin manuals you get from companies like Activision were basically already there
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:17PM xyloPhipps said

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@kakairo

No, paper is not edible. It is mainly composed of cellulose. Humans cannot digest cellulose. Therefore it is not edible.

...There will be that guy who reads your comment and eats a pound of paper. You watch.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:18PM Erluti said

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As much as I like being able to look at a manual in the time between buying a game and dropping it into my console...
They should really just be on the disk. There's really no reason for them especially with the amount of hand-holding the first level of games have now-a-days.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:20PM No Fear Man said

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Erluti.....

Then I'd have nothing to read in the bathroom!
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:25PM nukee said

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@... You can ingest and pass it. Therefore it's edible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:27PM Vidikron said

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"Humans cannot digest cellulose. Therefore it is not edible."

Yet cellulose is a very important part of the human diet as it is one of the main sources of dietary fiber.*



*not suggesting you should eat paper
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:28PM JeezWhiz87 said

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@nukee

You can also ingest, and pass coins, wax, rubber, and any host of other things. That doesn't make them edible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:29PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said

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"Humans cannot digest cellulose. Therefore it is not edible."

The escherichia coli in our stomachs digests the cellulose for us.

Random G, droppin' knowledge.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:31PM whylekat said

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Play Dough is edible! =)
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:33PM Vidikron said

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@RANDOM G

I don't think that's accurate.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:39PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said

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@Vidikron

It might not be e. coli, but I know that there's some type of bacteria that breaks down cellulose for us.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:43PM Brodo said

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Soon buying games is gonna be like grocery shopping, your gonna have to bring your own little case for all your games.
Its good for the environment!
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:44PM Vidikron said

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It it wouldn't be "fiber" if it was all getting broken down. That's kind of the point of eating fiber.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:47PM Brodo said

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Oh, and also... sure it is better for the environment. But are we gonna start putting holes into evertying made of plastic?











Thats what I thought
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:49PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said

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By "breaks down" I mean "digests".
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:56PM Morisato13 said

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@ brodo

Doesn't Gamestop already do this? They give me games in their stupid paper or plastic slips all the time.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:13PM BananaBoat said

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Did you guys see how thin the Modern Warfare 2 manual is? The same goes for the Assassin's Creed 2 manual. It's like they are saving paper by giving you as little information in the manual (not that I RTFM) as possible. Cheap bastards.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:30PM Snow Leopard said

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Is there a difference between "digestible" and "edible"? I always thought these were mutually exclusive concepts.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:51PM Tapejara said

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@ whylekat

Just because Homer Simpson ate it to gain 300 pounds doesn't mean it's edible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:52PM RudyHuxtable said

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Look, fellas, I'm at work and damn it I'm bored enough to go get a ream of paper and eat it just to put this debate to bed once and for all.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 5:16PM Edge of Blade said

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I don't care, as long as they don't cut down on the COD emissions.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 5:27PM Sly C said

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if we couldn't digest cellulose, then technically, vegetables would be inedible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 5:35PM Ridgecity said

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Ecological is the new excuse to cut cost and still charge full price. If they wanted to really do something for the enviroment, they could go for cardboard or biodegradable plant-based plastics, which of course are more expensive than non ecological plastic.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 6:41PM Shadow08 said

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This "go green" BS has to stop. Every company is disguising its ways of cutting costs as "going green" to "save the world and help our environment." And don't forget, McDonalds cut their medium sized fries in half to help YOU eat healthier. But they didn't cut the cost.
Are people still falling for this?

I bet their company computers aren't even configured for maximum power savings and they probably waste so much paper every year. Oh, but they want to help the environment, remember?
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 7:42PM Brysonial the Bison said

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Seriously you guys. Its gotta be made of bacon!
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2009 3:03PM xyloPhipps said

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@nukee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible

For something to be edible, we must also derive something of nutritional value from it, by definition. Too many people make this mistake.

We are incapable of deriving any energy from cellulose, therefore it is not edible.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:04PM SPNorth said

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I like the new packaging. It gives you that radioactive feeling.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:52PM Giroro said

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"is only as big as it needs to be."

That's because they stopped including what many people consider essential and charge extra for them.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:00PM (Unverified) said

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I swear that case is moving...
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:19PM djbuhhda said

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omfg if you look at it it does seem like it is moving, really creepy.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:53PM Kilau said

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It's like my case is tearin' ass around the back yard...
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 6:40PM icylogik said

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They are garbage. I got one with AC2 for 360. I feel like the disc will break in the case if I look at it for too long.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2009 5:37AM Riley said

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"It's like my case is tearin' ass around the back yard..."
except it's not moving
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:04PM Uncontrol said

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It's still too much plastic.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:10PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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A drum circle on the quad at Bard has requested your presence.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:19PM smcn said

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I wish more companies would take a page from Apple, their packaging is SLICK. I just bought an iPod touch last week, the plastic "box" it comes in is only as big as it needs to be. I'm still amazed (and pissed) when I order something ONLINE and it comes in that ridiculous huge "theft-deterring" bubble packaging.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 4:54PM Puertoricarious said

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why was he downvoted? doing simple things to help the environment is a bad thing?

instruction manuals are becoming outdated thanks to in-game tutorials and loading hints, and if publishers wanted to, they could easily phase them out. that only leaves the disc, which is obviously much smaller than current cases, meaning that you could manufacture a much smaller case that uses less plastic. yes, this "radioactive" thing is a step in the right direction, but more can definitely be done.

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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 5:09PM DudemanJones said

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shut up. more companies than apple use just enough packaging to get a product to you safelyl
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 5:33PM Burns11 said

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Every time someone replaces these POS cases with something that will actually protect the disc, not only are you manufacturing 80% more plastic, that 80% is likely to go straight to a landfill. Hooray environment!

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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:05PM Arsenic13 said

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These things suck. They are so flimsy. One good sharp corner or anything protruding could go right through the center of the case. Why not just copy the PS3 case? Its smaller.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:07PM Temidien said

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Agreed, and it would fall in line with my steadily-growing Bluray collection. DVDs should follow suit.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:13PM (Unverified) said

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Cutting costs: disguised in an eco-friendly manner.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:14PM Mirhderer said

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I agree, I hate these things too, it doesn't feel like a $60 product.

Oh, and they're moving Blu-Ray movies to these eco-friendly boxes (example: Fight Club), so it's only a matter of time before PS3 has them
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:15PM Arsenic13 said

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The 360 cases were always thinner and softer to begin with. Do a redesign, copy the ps3 case, make the stupid holes, but keep the firmer plastic. And make it like green of course.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:17PM Martin C said

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I agree with you entirely, Cj. They started doing this on bargain bin DVD runs too, to save on costs. It has nothing to do with being eco-friendly, though that's a clever way to shape the argument. It feels flimsy and cheap.

Don't make us bring back cardboard boxes with styrofoam inserts.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:26PM (Unverified) said

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The different shape of PS3 and Blu-Ray cases is a conspiracy between Sony and furniture manufacturers. They knew we'd all have to buy new storage towers to fit the larger cases.

Seriously though? What was wrong with the CD jewel cases the PS1 used? Less space for box art, but still...
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:34PM laser beams said

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i have a feeling that this is coming to the PS3 and Wii very soon. on Black Friday, i picked up a bunch of 8 dollar Blu-rays at best buy- they weren't new releases or anything, but they were obviously new manufacturing runs, since almost all of them had this kind of packaging. instead of the trivial pursuit-shaped cutouts, they had the recycle logo (you know- 3 arrows wrapping around to make a triangle) cut out of it instead. i'm not crazy about it, but i'm too bothered by it either. if it saves them some money and the environment even a little bit, then i think it's a smart move in the long run.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2009 3:34PM wicko said

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Yeah. This eco friendly stuff is bullshit. The environment is just fine, companies are just realizing that being "eco friendly" can save money. There's places you can by regular cases, including the green ones, so if you really don't like these new ones you can do that.
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