Jim Leonard schrieb: > > The "cutoff" was about 6 months ago; I haven't seen anything large since that > time.
Around here, in Germany, it was 12-18 months ago. EA was the first to announce that cardboard boxes are "outdated" and subsequently published new games only in DVD cases. Others followed shortly after. Boxes around here were never as fancy as those in the US, but now it is at the point where I have to seriously question the advantage of buying an original versus downloading a game from the net, esp. considering that mostly inadequate tiny manuals are cramped into the case. Even with most complicated games like "Operation Flashpoint." Interestingly, although the manufacturing costs for manuals and packaging probably dropped considerably after this strategy, the prices for games stayed the same and with the introduction of the Euro even increased by roughly $5. > I really, really hated the small box decision -- more than you know. Heh, at least you still get boxes! :-) > But if > you want to look at it in a positive light, most small boxes are completely > useless for manuals, so it prompts more companies to produce a "Collector's > Edition" with trinkets/feelies, maps, manuals, and unique packaging. (Whether > or not these intentionally-mass-produced versions are more collectable than > the standard ones is a subject for another debate :-) Although the collector's editions usually cost considerably more. If we take into light that that was just about what Infocom did for *regular* games, which as well provided them with a neat copy protection, it is a little ironic where things end up now. Marco -- http://www.pp-forum.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
