Cliff Bleszinski "fully supports" removal of paper manuals

Who even looks at the manual? I'm all for the removal of them altogether, the less paper we consume the better.KittenWishes

Yep, I've got tons of video games that I've never even looked at the manual of. In fact probably not a single one.

If they implimented it in Xbox Live where you'd hit the Xbox button, and it'd pull up the dashboard and you could see the manual it would save time, money, trees, etc.

I guess I'm one of the only people that actually read the manuals. If I hadn't, I probably wouldn't have found out that wicked weaving allows you to hold down the button mid combo string to dodge + continue that combo string in bayonetta. Or that taunt in the game enrages the enemy but increases the rate at which the magic bar fills up. Neither of those are explained in the game.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="Yandere"]Yeah, because who likes owning solid copies of their game and adding it to their collection? Pffh, none that's who!Yandere

I am a gamer and believe that owning solid copies of games is a nuisance. Regarding the issue of owning a game, I was told a while back by a seemingly informed poster that you don't own solid copies of games either. Don't remember all the legal details.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

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.

Hexagon_777

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

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.

xYamatox

[QUOTE="Yandere"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]There are more gamers than collectors, thankfully.Hexagon_777

I am a gamer and believe that owning solid copies of games is a nuisance. Regarding the issue of owning a game, I was told a while back by a seemingly informed poster that you don't own solid copies of games either. Don't remember all the legal details.

I can sell it, I can give it to someone, I can borrow it, I can keep it till I die, I can bring it anywhere I go, I can break it.

I think I own the game when I buy it.

[QUOTE="Yandere"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]There are more gamers than collectors, thankfully.Hexagon_777

I am a gamer and believe that owning solid copies of games is a nuisance. Regarding the issue of owning a game, I was told a while back by a seemingly informed poster that you don't own solid copies of games either. Don't remember all the legal details.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

[QUOTE="Yandere"]Gamers still like owning solid copies, for example I'm not a collector but I love owning my games.Yandere

I am a gamer and believe that owning solid copies of games is a nuisance. Regarding the issue of owning a game, I was told a while back by a seemingly informed poster that you don't own solid copies of games either. Don't remember all the legal details.

I can sell it, I can give it to someone, I can borrow it, I can keep it till I die, I can bring it anywhere I go, I can break it.

I think I own the game when I buy it.

[QUOTE="Yandere"]

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

I am a gamer and believe that owning solid copies of games is a nuisance. Regarding the issue of owning a game, I was told a while back by a seemingly informed poster that you don't own solid copies of games either. Don't remember all the legal details.

HuusAsking

I can sell it, I can give it to someone, I can borrow it, I can keep it till I die, I can bring it anywhere I go, I can break it.

I think I own the game when I buy it.

But I can download the game legally because I own it, so Im fine with that.

I don't see what the big deal is. The last manual I bothered to read was pokemon blue's.

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="Yandere"]

I can sell it, I can give it to someone, I can borrow it, I can keep it till I die, I can bring it anywhere I go, I can break it.

I think I own the game when I buy it.

Yandere

But I can download the game legally because I own it, so Im fine with that.

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

Paper manuals are just a waste of papers. You could easily put tutorials in the game.

Yep Yep.

im ok with it. only reason i even look at manuals is for the pictures and whatever backstory is in it. and they can do that digitally. might even look better on a tv screen.

To all those who want the price of games to be lowered because of the removal of manuals, how much of a price drop do you think this actually warrants? $1, $2? Honestly, would seeing $57.99 make you that much happier?tbone802

Ohh, I know someone who's not going to like this. Mr. Atlus likes to sniff dem manuals.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhlr1tAqljk

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.

Blue-Sky

There goes my on the john reading material. :(

Most modern games have pretty much eliminated the need for paper manuals by way of extensive tutorials or in-game training, so it nothing to get mad about.

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="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.

tophustler

who knows.

Don't see what he does wrong either tbh. There's plenty of other people who talk just as much or more. while they can't be considered mildly funny in comparison to Cliff.

[QUOTE="tophustler"][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.

HavocV3

who knows.

Don't see what he does wrong either tbh. There's plenty of other people who talk just as much or more. while they can't be considered mildly funny in comparison to Cliff.

lol about complaining about this kind of thing

paper manuals are a waste of paper, time and money, they barely tell you anything anymore anyway. additionally in canada (and i fully recognize its my own fault for moving here) sometimes the release of a game is delayed while they print up bilingual manuals because theyre required by law. theres nothing worthwhile about paper manuals and when they go its strictly a good thing.

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="tophustler"] why u hatin on cliffy b 4?SaltyMeatballs

who knows.

Don't see what he does wrong either tbh. There's plenty of other people who talk just as much or more. while they can't be considered mildly funny in comparison to Cliff.

Lol, forgot about him already....yeah, very much a loud-mouth and he took time to bash a bunch of franchises and gamer demographics. Cliff didn't stand a chance:P

All this really does is provide one less incentive to buy a game new, seeing as how one of my primary reasons is a pristine manual.

Wow.. Seems to be a lot of hate towards Cliff for his statement.. I mean honestly. How many of you actually read the manuals that come with these titles? The last manual I read was Darksiders to find out a little more about the abilities. Before that I can't even tell you the last time I read one. If Manuals were worth money (assuming that they're not) I would clean house because most of mine are in mint condition.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]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.HuusAsking

No wonder they don't include that stuff anymore since it can easily be included on the DVD itself.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="Yandere"]Gamers still like owning solid copies, for example I'm not a collector but I love owning my games.HuusAsking

Then someone needs to clear that up because naysayers are seemingly playing their argument on the uncertainties that are involved with digital distribution. The people for digital distribution don't care either way with regard to the owning/selling/giving away/whatever issue so it doesn't go two ways.

games should cost 5 bucks less then.

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.

[QUOTE="ItsBriskBaby"]

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.

Loco_Live

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.

actually, what would be better for the environment is to print manuals out of recycled paper. But that would require them to shell out more cash.

Wow.. Seems to be a lot of hate towards Cliff for his statement.. I mean honestly. How many of you actually read the manuals that come with these titles? The last manual I read was Darksiders to find out a little more about the abilities. Before that I can't even tell you the last time I read one. If Manuals were worth money (assuming that they're not) I would clean house because most of mine are in mint condition.

OhSnapitz

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.

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 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.

jamejame

And who even reads the manuals anyway?

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.