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US vs EU pc game packagings
for some time i wanted to make this post, to deal with the differences
between the states and europe have in pc game packaging
don't know why pc games have different packagings in the US and in EU
probably cause manufacturing costs of cardboard are lower in the states
or the need to defend the jewel case industry but the reasons are not
what made me write but instead analyze both and decide what is best in
the point of view of the pc gamer
first lets do a brief description of both packagings
- US pc game packaging
small cardboard box with inside manual, quick reference card and jewel
case for storing the game cds
- EU pc game packaging
small plastic box, the ones used in dvd movies with inside manual, quick
reference card and cd stores in the box itself
so lets begin...
.. box
both have the same front size but the US packaging is bigger sideways,
the extra space in the US box is a plus and also the US cardboard is
much better for high quality print-out covers, the plus in the EU box
is it being more durable cause its made of plastic
box winner: US packaging
.. manual
for what i've notice we can consider manual the same for each packaging
cause differences in paper quality and print out are not very important
manual winner: tie
.. cd storing
we have the good reliable jewel case for the US packaging and plastic
dvd style box for the EU packaging, and although they are different i
feel they both do the job very well
cd storing winner: tie
.. overall
the US packaging has better cover quality and more space, its the one
most "pretty" of them both, but the EU packaging is more durable and
integrated so basically they both are very good
overall winner: tie
if i could choose, which i can't cause i'm stuck with the EU packaging,
i would pick both, i would like to have variety in my pc game collection
and own both US and EU packaging based pc games
for my favorite pc games i would choose the US packaging and for all the
others i would choose the EU packaging
the US packaging is more for the pc gamer collector, a pc gamer that
fancies a good well designed cover and knows how to take care of it
the EU packaging is more for the young less careful pc gamer which can't
keep the different pieces of a pc game packaging together and doesn't
take good care of its pc games, so with the EU he will not have any
problem cause the box is at the same time box and the cd storing
US package: more for the adult demanding pc gamer collector
EU package: more for the younger careless pc gamer, the pc gamer that
sells and buys in the 2nd hand market or the pc gamer with more space
limitations or simply one that can't keep all the pieces of the package
together
but if i had to choose only one, i would choose the EU packaging and the
reason is that i feel its more prepared for the future, its more prepared
for the hard times pc games face ahead, its smaller, it feels it costs
less, its more durable, its better for the 2nd hand market, so if i had
to stick with only one it would be the EU packaging
in a way it would be making a small quality sacrifice in pc game package
so we could maintain pc games as packaged products
it's better something than nothing at all right?
what is trully the most important thing is pc games being always a packaged
physical product no matter what shape or material its made off
ps: any fellow pc gamer could also give a short description of all the
other pc game packagings available in the rest of the world? like africa
asia, australia and south america?
US vs EU pc game packagings
for some time i wanted to make this post, to deal with the differences
between the states and europe have in pc game packaging
don't know why pc games have different packagings in the US and in EU
probably cause manufacturing costs of cardboard are lower in the states
or the need to defend the jewel case industry but the reasons are not
what made me write but instead analyze both and decide what is best in
the point of view of the pc gamer
first lets do a brief description of both packagings
- US pc game packaging
small cardboard box with inside manual, quick reference card and jewel
case for storing the game cds
- EU pc game packaging
small plastic box, the ones used in dvd movies with inside manual, quick
reference card and cd stores in the box itself
so lets begin...
.. box
both have the same front size but the US packaging is bigger sideways,
the extra space in the US box is a plus and also the US cardboard is
much better for high quality print-out covers, the plus in the EU box
is it being more durable cause its made of plastic
box winner: US packaging
.. manual
for what i've notice we can consider manual the same for each packaging
cause differences in paper quality and print out are not very important
manual winner: tie
.. cd storing
we have the good reliable jewel case for the US packaging and plastic
dvd style box for the EU packaging, and although they are different i
feel they both do the job very well
cd storing winner: tie
.. overall
the US packaging has better cover quality and more space, its the one
most "pretty" of them both, but the EU packaging is more durable and
integrated so basically they both are very good
overall winner: tie
if i could choose, which i can't cause i'm stuck with the EU packaging,
i would pick both, i would like to have variety in my pc game collection
and own both US and EU packaging based pc games
for my favorite pc games i would choose the US packaging and for all the
others i would choose the EU packaging
the US packaging is more for the pc gamer collector, a pc gamer that
fancies a good well designed cover and knows how to take care of it
the EU packaging is more for the young less careful pc gamer which can't
keep the different pieces of a pc game packaging together and doesn't
take good care of its pc games, so with the EU he will not have any
problem cause the box is at the same time box and the cd storing
US package: more for the adult demanding pc gamer collector
EU package: more for the younger careless pc gamer, the pc gamer that
sells and buys in the 2nd hand market or the pc gamer with more space
limitations or simply one that can't keep all the pieces of the package
together
but if i had to choose only one, i would choose the EU packaging and the
reason is that i feel its more prepared for the future, its more prepared
for the hard times pc games face ahead, its smaller, it feels it costs
less, its more durable, its better for the 2nd hand market, so if i had
to stick with only one it would be the EU packaging
in a way it would be making a small quality sacrifice in pc game package
so we could maintain pc games as packaged products
it's better something than nothing at all right?
what is trully the most important thing is pc games being always a packaged
physical product no matter what shape or material its made off
ps: any fellow pc gamer could also give a short description of all the
other pc game packagings available in the rest of the world? like africa
asia, australia and south america?
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