How The Sims Has Changed
When I first saw the adverts for the Sims 1 on the TV I used to think how could such a game be fun. But after a while and seeing so many great reviews I decided to give it a go. I was hooked! And when...
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"PrincessrozeeS;c-16965331" wrote:
So glad you feel that way invisblgirl! We all want to save the planet, perhaps if you felt that strongly you should not be playing games or indeed doing anything that causes environmental damage. Very strange comments! So tell me why vinyl LP's have suddenly taken a come back? You need to take a step back, and yes we had to register games even with the Sims 2 when we had disks, but I can still load them! Nothing is absurd. And as for disk that are purchased they don't become redundant, you only have to look on the second hand market for older games that cannot be downloaded anymore. Enough said!
In other words, if I can't reduce my personal footprint to zero, I should just give up, buy a big honkin' SUV and toss everything in a landfill? I'm not a young person - I probably won't be around for the consequences - but I do care about the kids who will have to deal with it.
But to get back on thread, your CDs are going the way of the dinosaur. Vinyl's made a resurgence because there is a sound quality difference. CDs don't have that advantage, and it's cheaper for companies to sell games and books in digital form, because it takes more energy to produce things than bytes. (It's like arguing that an SUV doesn't use more energy and produce more pollution than a compact car. You can prefer an SUV for legitimate reasons - maybe you've got six kids, or you feel nervous driving a small car among all those giant trucks, but that doesn't change the fact that you're using more energy.)
