In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, Ubisoft has announced that they will no longer include printed manuals with their future titles. Instead, they will offer up digital download versions of the manuals for those wishing to understand how to play the game they just picked up.
Shaun White Skateboarding will be the first title to not include a printed manual inside. That title is due out this Fall for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Ubisoft's digital game manuals will provide multiple benefits for the player and the environment. Including the game manual directly in the game will offer the player easier and more intuitive access to game information, as well as allow Ubisoft to provide gamers with a more robust manual. Ubisoft internal data shows that producing one ton of paper used in Ubisoft's game manuals consumes an average of two tons of wood from 13 trees, with a net energy of 28 million BTU's (equivalent to average heating and energy for one home/year), greenhouse gases equivalent of over 6,000 lbs of CO2, and wastewater of almost 15,000 gallons.
Shaun White Skateboarding will be the first title to not include a printed manual inside. That title is due out this Fall for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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