Stop buying physical games, goy!
>Manufacture and shipping of physical games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than digital, new study finds
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<A new study has found that buying physical copies of games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than buying the digital version.
<The report, 'The Carbon Footprint of Gaming', has been produced by French carbon accounting firm Greenly and examines the environmental impact of PC, consoles, mobile, and handhelds, as well as the production of games in different formats.
<Greenly found that the manufacture and transportation of physical games has a significant impact on the environment, with the firm's Théo Nicolau-Guillaumet estimating that the manufacture and packaging of one million discs can emit 312 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e).
<In comparison, downloading the same number of digital copies of a game (worth 70GB) emits 3 tCO2e.
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<The report highlighted that the extraction of rare earth metals and plastic during the production of physical discs "requires high energy usage and can deplete already-finite water resources."
FYI, data discs (Like CDs and DVDs) are made from plastic, aluminum, and lacquer.
Japanese developers are leaving Steam
>LoveR Kiss Endless Memories releasing on GOG, DLsite after Steam delisting
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<LoveR Kiss Endless Memories, a visual novel where you can freely take photographs of characters and scenes, will now be coming to GOG and DLsite after being removed from Steam ahead of launch.
<Publisher Dragami Games mentions that the removal from Steam happened due to “various circumstances”, though this is likely just a way of saying it was denied due to a combination of younger characters and ecchi content.
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