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Major game companies switching cases
Doom:
http://kotaku.com/5415367/changing-video-game-cases-go-for-the-green
http://kotaku.com/5433949/heres-nintendos-enviro+friendly-game-case-%5Bupdate%5D
I should make a post in the guides section with pictures of all 3 cases. For now, leech off of Kotaku.
the7k:
Yeah, I was considering posting about this...
Such a shame, really. The whole reason I switched my jewel-based games to DVD cases was because of their durability and the extra protection.
Now, if anything, these new cases are less protected than the highly-fragile jewel cases - I mean, c'mon, why would you put the holes where the game is? It defeats the purpose to me.
Falconhood:
They have already been doing this to DVD cases...i have some and i HATE them. The do feel fragile, and i imagine will warp the artwork over time. They are very light compared to a REAL DVD case
AppleQueso:
so they're just dvd cases with holes in them?
meh, big deal. Yeah you can argue that there's less "protection" by there being less plastic behind the disc, but consider the fact that really, the disc is suspended in a dvd case, the disc never touches plastic anyhow.
The warping issue, maybe, I could see these cases warping more drastically in extreme heat, but you shouldn't be storing your games in places like that anyhow.
Fragile? I doubt they'll be any more prone to damage or breakage than regular DVD cases, and besides, most users here aren't the type to put their games in situations where damage like that can occur anyhow.
And yes, they're lighter, that's what the holes are for. There's no reason to think they'll warp the artwork unless the case itself warps, and for that, well see above.
juan0tron:
Meh, it sits on a shelf, no biggie. If anything I'll miss that heft some cases had, but then again I can always go out and buy a Square Enix game and look at the manual :P