...cking much!!!!
 
I just unwrapped my copy of Bulletstorm, only to instantly have my nicely-sized boner  deflate when I saw it was in one of those craptacular Eco Cases. 

What's really weird is that they don't just remove the plastic from the corners to leave the disc protected.  But, end of the day - it's a case.  Put it on a shelf and forget about it.

The entire world agrees with you. They are pure shit.

Yep, I'll be pissed the day PS3 games start using them.

" What's really weird is that they don't just remove the plastic from the corners to leave the disc protected.  But, end of the day - it's a case.  Put it on a shelf and forget about it. "

" What's really weird is that they don't just remove the plastic from the corners to leave the disc protected.  But, end of the day - it's a case.  Put it on a shelf and forget about it. "

" Yep, I'll be pissed the day PS3 games start using them. "

Relax, we will soon be in the digital age and you won't have to worry and to be fair unless you're throwing the case around like an idiot there's avery slim chance of you actually scratching the disc whilst it's inside.

" @Vonocourt said:

" Yep, I'll be pissed the day PS3 games start using them. "

Don't they already given the smaller case?  Anyways. I really don't mind it. Granted you have to be more careful as far as ripping the case but I keep it pretty safe.  "

Soon they'll just be selling discs in little Ziplock bags. 

I hope to god Sony doesn't make BD cases like that.

" @Quacktastic said:

" What's really weird is that they don't just remove the plastic from the corners to leave the disc protected.  But, end of the day - it's a case.  Put it on a shelf and forget about it. "

They should just make a disc shaped case, like they do with Chinatown knockoffs. I'm sure those are so "ecofficient".  I'm willing to bet that the move to eco-cases on 360 is more of a Microsoft initiative than the publisher's fault. "

" @Vonocourt said:

" Yep, I'll be pissed the day PS3 games start using them. "

Don't they already given the smaller case?  Anyways. I really don't mind it. Granted you have to be more careful as far as ripping the case but I keep it pretty safe.  "

 @MooseyMcMan said:

" Soon they'll just be selling discs in little Ziplock bags.  "

Yeah they're pretty terrible. In fact, most people I know have actually bought a DVD zip case in stick 'em in there since they just can't risk scratching the discs. I may not look as nice but it's the lesser of the two evils. You should probably do it too if you hate them so much.

Would people really hate them this much if Jeff didn't hate them so much?

"Does Microsoft themselves manufacture the cases? Because that would make it understandable, but my Halo: Reach didn't come in a eco-case. "

" Would people really hate them this much if Jeff didn't hate them so much? "

I can understand why they bother people. To be fair I've never had a problem with them myself personally but yes they do need to make a better design.

" Would people really hate them this much if Jeff didn't hate them so much? "

i wondered why recently the 360 cases of games were super cheap and flimsy. got masseffect2 new but the top part was just cracked and broken. pos case

" Would people really hate them this much if Jeff didn't hate them so much? "

For some reason all of the newer games I've bought didn't come in an eco case. Dead Space 2 didn't. DJ Hero 2 didn't. Fable 3, Crackdown 2... none of them. Is this only in certain countries? 
Looked through a few more and it seems that the only game I have that did this was Dragon Age: Origins. Every single other game I have is a regular case. And I have over 80 games.

I stopped buying as many 360 games because of these.

Never seen 'em here in good ol' Sweden.

i am just disappointed at the weight of it. I have some subconscious inflammatory idea that "if it weighs more, it is more worth my money" but that goes away in about 2.7 seconds

I could have sworn that BD cases use the eco design now.

I think they are rather worthless. Just like the whole phasing out  of the incandescent light bulb in replace it with the new mercury lightbulbs. Its the green agenda. Dont get me wrong I think protecting the planet is a great thing, but some take it a little too far.

pfftt what is this the 90's? buying a game now not on steam or digitally seems ridiculous.

I love eco cases! 
 
I also love putting a slip of paper inside and calling it a manual!

Hey, you used the same picture that I did in my blog from almost exactly a year ago. 
 
Yeah, I still hate eco-boxes.  I'm getting more and more used to them, as they are the norm now while it's always just a little out of my "want-to-spend" price range for REAL cases.

Amen brother, I hate those flimsy cases. Thing is, they're not just less wasteful. They are also cheaper to manufacture. For a long while now publishers have been skimping on the game manuals to cut costs, and now they have one more thing to cut it down further. It's not going away; it'll get worse before it gets better. Count on "premium" versions to have nice packaging though, as long as you pay the premium price.

The problem with "eco" cases is that they're pointless, so what that you're using less plastic, it will still pollute all the same, now if they were made of some bio degradable material it would be a different story .
 
These things are only good for the companies to spend less money manufacturing them, it's the only reason any of em would start doing this, like hell they give a damn about the environment.

I hate them too, but bestbuy sells replacement cases that come in packs of 4 or whatever. They're cheap as hell and quality replacements for these piece of shit eco cases.  

" pfftt what is this the 90's? buying a game now not on steam or digitally seems ridiculous. "

" Amen brother, I hate those flimsy cases. Thing is, they're not just less wasteful. They are also cheaper to manufacture. For a long while now publishers have been skimping on the game manuals to cut costs, and now they have one more thing to cut it down further. It's not going away; it'll get worse before it gets better. Count on "premium" versions to have nice packaging though, as long as you pay the premium price. "

" Relax, we will soon be in the digital age and you won't have to worry and to be fair unless you're throwing the case around like an idiot there's avery slim chance of you actually scratching the disc whilst it's inside. "

I totally agree. Eco cases make everything seem so cheap. I think Reach was the last 360 game that wasn't in an eco case.

" For some reason all of the newer games I've bought didn't come in an eco case. Dead Space 2 didn't. DJ Hero 2 didn't. Fable 3, Crackdown 2... none of them. Is this only in certain countries? Looked through a few more and it seems that the only game I have that did this was Dragon Age: Origins. Every single other game I have is a regular case. And I have over 80 games. "

relax it's just a case!  that doesn't even look that bad anyway, I don't see what the problem is.

" @xyzygy said:

" For some reason all of the newer games I've bought didn't come in an eco case. Dead Space 2 didn't. DJ Hero 2 didn't. Fable 3, Crackdown 2... none of them. Is this only in certain countries? Looked through a few more and it seems that the only game I have that did this was Dragon Age: Origins. Every single other game I have is a regular case. And I have over 80 games. "

I dunno, but RDR has it and so do Splinter Cell Conviction, AssBro and Bulletstorm.  "

I have cracked the inner part of two games because the part that holds the disc in is also very shoddy and has no give even when pressing in on it.

They're cheaper to ship because they weigh less. I don't know if they're much cheaper to manufacture.

Just be glad this isn't the old PC days where they stopped putting the discs in jewel cases in favour of shitty cardboard sleeves.

Cardboard is much more eco friendly. Maybe soon we'll see xbox games shipped in a shrink-wrapped greetings card with a pocket inside for the disc.

I haven't come across these eco cases in the UK yet. I doubt I'd have a problem with them provided the button to pop out the disc actually fucking works, which seems to be something almost nobody has managed to perfect in 30 years.

Doesn't bother me. It's a non-issue. 

I don't understand why they don't put the solid plastic where the disk is and put the holes around it.  I'm sure I'm missing some cost benefit design analysis and factory flowchart design sheet for this shit.