Walmart Suggests Game Saves to Save the Planet

By Jorge Ba-oh 29.08.2008 9

Retail giant Walmart recently held a "Green Gaming Summit" to discuss power consumption and wasteful plastics.

Over 101 Million games were distributed in plastic casing in 2007 which, according to Kotaku, equates to green house gas emissions equal to over 9,000 cars. As well as using more recyclable material in packaging and producing with the environment in mind, hardware wise the company had a revelation that will help cut down on rising energy bills:

Developing software and hardware that allows us to save the game so we do not have to leave it on would allow us to turn it off during a meal break or overnight without loosing our place. Additionally, come clever programming would allow the console to go into a lower power, standby mode when not in use.

Game saves? Low power? What an ingenious idea! We recently got hold of Marty McFly who confirmed he will travel back in time to unleash the technology on the Game Over games industry.

On a more serious note, would you purchase games shipped in cardboard (like games of old), or should there be a more digital approach to solving growing waste issues (e.g. pushing more legalised downloads)?

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Canyarion is offline. Canyarion 29.08.2008#1

I'd buy them in cardboxes. I'll just buy a nice DVD folder to keep my games in.

 
jb is offline. jb 29.08.2008#2

Aye - I'm not too picky on having a box, but it does look better on the shelf if you've got a load of good games/dvds/cds with nice artwork.

As for the game saves... god that was such a retarded quote!

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Mandown is offline. Mandown 29.08.2008#3

There is no excuse for the Wii Point boxes, it's a bit of a scandal. They should just have them on display asking you to ask at the till where you could receive a simple paper wallet instead. I get most of my points online but when I am in store I will pick them up regardless.

I would not mind cardboard sleeves for games, but they would have to be thickly roll fed laminated and have rounded edges.

 
Satoshi is offline. Satoshi 29.08.2008#4

green house gas emissions equal to over 9,000 cars.
Was this a joke? Smilie

Yeah for Wii Points they should use apple style cards...

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And I'd prefer plastic cases - since card ones where so hard to keep in good condition - and I like collecting my games and lining them up on my shelf Smilie

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A_man_92 is offline. A_man_92 29.08.2008#5

But i like my game packaging just the way it is now! Unless the cardboard has stuck-on glitter all over it, as well as the word 'Quality' in the game blurb (I love irony Smilie), i'm not sold on the idea.

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J4K is offline. J4K 29.08.2008#6

Why do people always go on about the plastic in game cases? I imagine the DVD industry uses a heck of a lot more.

 
Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 29.08.2008#7

\"a more digital approach to solving growing waste issues (e.g. pushing more legalised downloads)?\"

Absolutely, 100%.

Digital distribution is better for everyone.
We have to get out of the physical mindset.
We are buying the right to play, not a shiny disc.

That said, a lot could be improved on the DD front for all partys involved.
I\'d like legal minimum requirements in place. (\"A game downloaded must be redownloadable for 10 years when someone buys it\" etc).

For humans who absolutely must have something physical, I suggest a shiny game certificate instead. (Which basicaly is game sized, stiff, laminated and has your serial/reg number of it)

( Edited 29.08.2008 15:13 by Darkflame )

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Robertd1138 is offline. Robertd1138 29.08.2008#8

Was that quote about game saves from the 80s?

I like what EA did with Burnout Paradise. Release it on the short term in plastic then release it via electronic release a couple of months later.

 
Martin_ is offline. Martin_ 29.08.2008#9

I hate digital distribution. But, who throws away their PS2 game boxes, etc? Anywho, this is a wonderful statement by Walmart, and shows how wonderfully out-of-touch they are with gaming. Consoles have had low-power standby modes since 2000's PS2, and consoles have enabled saving of progress mid-play since.. well.. for like 20 years now.

 

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