Cliff Bleszinski "fully supports" removal of paper manuals

This Bastard wants to take away your precious paper manuals too....

"On Monday, Ubisoft announced that they will be removing paper manuals from their PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game packages starting this holiday season. Instead, the manual will be handled digitally in-game.

One popular game designer has already shown support for the move by Ubisoft. In a recent message onhis personal Twitter, Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski stated that he "fully support losing paper manuals."

Epic Games next internally-developed title will be Gears of War 3. It should be interesting to see if the high-anticipated sequel will come with a paper manual packed in the DVD case."

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2010m4d20-Cliff-Bleszinski-fully-supports-removal-of-paper-manuals

Well sure he would say that.

That just lines his pockets with gold bullion even more. :P

I honestly dislike this guy the most of everyone in the gaming industry. Who cares what he says?

This guy is just so full of himself and he's just a little kid. I "fully support" the removal of Cliff Bleszinski out of the gaming industry.

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Some of these people trip me out.

1. You already kill us on the price of a game, $60.

2. You bring out games half done with content locked on it until you buy a key to unlock it and say it's new.

3. You bring out garbage collectors editions almost all the time.

4. Now you wanna take away the most reliable part of the game, A Physical Manual.

I tell you what, just make games that's all! Stop trying to give us less and less and charge us more and more it's getting pretty ridiculous by now.

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Animal-Mother

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Animal-Mother

Wouldn't that be counter productive to what they are trying to do?

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Espada12

Wouldn't that be counter productive to what they are trying to do?

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Animal-Mother

Wouldn't that be counter productive to what they are trying to do?

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

Never really cared for manuals. Why read about how the game plays when I can play the game firsthand?

I welcome this. A digital manual could be a lot more useful that a paper one. Paper manuals are pretty crappy these days anyways. Any basic questions I might have are explained in the in-game tutorial that practically every game has and any advanced questions I have aren't answered in the manual. [QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]

I honestly dislike this guy the most of everyone in the gaming industry. Who cares what he says?

This guy is just so full of himself and he's just a little kid. I "fully support" the removal of Cliff Bleszinski out of the gaming industry.

Senor_Kami

You seem awfully butt hurt over a dev saying he agrees with what another dev is doing.

No, I just don't like him. :)

I don't undertand why people are so upset about this. Saves paper and its not like its a downgrade, all the information is just presented in a different and honestly, more efficent way.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Wouldn't that be counter productive to what they are trying to do?

Espada12

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Wouldn't that be counter productive to what they are trying to do?

Espada12

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] How is it counter productive when their saving money on printing the booksAnimal-Mother

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

They probably would, but I think the issue here is trying to not increase the price while lowing production/development costs. It's probably the reason people run to DD services on PC since there's alot less costs to distribute their game. All of this is just a product or rising dev costs, I hope this gen lasts pretty long because if the PS3/360 get even more expensive to develop for, prepare for a rise in game prices and even more cut costing methods.

i love my colorful nintendo paper manuals

but the manuals from ubisoft or EA are usually 4 pages long and printed in black and white..

dont need that sh t

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[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] How is it counter productive when their saving money on printing the bookstomarlyn

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

They haven't taken anything from you when future games simply won't have game manuals in physical form. I don't know where it says a game must have a game manual or that it is required to be a physical manual.

I have no problem with this. Other than the occasional RPG, I don't really remember the last time I had to look at a manual for anything other than a CD-key.

I honestly dislike this guy the most of everyone in the gaming industry. Who cares what he says?

This guy is just so full of himself and he's just a little kid. I "fully support" the removal of Cliff Bleszinski out of the gaming industry.

Blazerdt47

I support digital manuals

When you weigh in the positives and negatives the digital copy just makes so much more sense. Not to mention, that manuals in general hardly provides any information outside the realm of basic controls and setup.

that means they should lower the price of mah game

Animal-Mother

Not going to happen. However, if they're taking the PDF-ish route, they better make GREAT MANUALS. As in, something some of us would be tempted to print and bind.

Trees make oxygen. People need oxygen or they suffocate. Manuals are made from trees. Thus people who put murdered trees in their game packaging choke people to death.

I honestly dislike this guy the most of everyone in the gaming industry. Who cares what he says?

This guy is just so full of himself and he's just a little kid. I "fully support" the removal of Cliff Bleszinski out of the gaming industry.

Blazerdt47

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Because they won't be saving any money if they lower the price?

Espada12

They haven't taken anything from you when future games simply won't have game manuals in physical form. I don't know where it says a game must have a game manual or that it is required to be a physical manual.

As long as the "in-game manual" doesn't turn into a "tutorial", I don't have a problem with this,

Great move. The less clutter, the better. Games should be next.

This is bad? I haven't looked at a paper manual for years! They are waste.

Hell even DVDs don't come with them anymore.

This is bad? I haven't looked at a paper manual for years! They are waste.

Hell even DVDs don't come with them anymore.

Wasdie

Did they ever? :?

All I remember getting in DVD cases is promotional cards or leaflets.

This is bad? I haven't looked at a paper manual for years! They are waste.

Hell even DVDs don't come with them anymore.

Wasdie

DVDs came with manuals? Why would DVDs come with manuals? :?

This is bad? I haven't looked at a paper manual for years! They are waste.

Hell even DVDs don't come with them anymore.

Wasdie

Some of these people trip me out.

1. You already kill us on the price of a game, $60.

2. You bring out games half done with content locked on it until you buy a key to unlock it and say it's new.

3. You bring out garbage collectors editions almost all the time.

4. Now you wanna take away the most reliable part of the game, A Physical Manual.

I tell you what, just make games that's all! Stop trying to give us less and less and charge us more and more it's getting pretty ridiculous by now.

ItsBriskBaby

No one is making you buy their games. If you don't support their business then don't be apart of it. No one is making you buy Gears of War.

Also, getting rid of manuals is better for the enviorment. It seems to me that this is a step forward in the future of what gaming will be, Digital Distribution.

I fully support it as well.

Great move. The less clutter, the better. Games should be next.

Hexagon_777

Yeah, because who likes owning solid copies of their game and adding it to their collection?

Pffh, none that's who!

There is one problem with digital manuals: So far (at least on the PSP Go), you can't look at it while playing the game. I'm sure the Xbox/PS3 will patch an option in-game to look at it, but so far when it comes to game manuals, some games on the Go simply don't even have them. I can foresee this being a problem with future console games.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Great move. The less clutter, the better. Games should be next.Yandere

There are more gamers than collectors, thankfully.

[QUOTE="Yandere"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Great move. The less clutter, the better. Games should be next.Hexagon_777

There are more gamers than collectors, thankfully.

Gamers still like owning solid copies, for example I'm not a collector but I love owning my games.