Vita's memory card packaging causes trees to protest

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Have you seen the packaging for Sony's new PlayStation Vita memory cards?

Wow. Just...wow.

The memory cards are about the size of a thumbnail, and yet they require an elaborate cardboard package, obviously to shove the PS Vita brand right into the face of prospective consumers.

Overkill much?

And, the outcome:

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Vita's memory card packaging causes trees to protest Comments

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Marge

what's the outcome?!?!?!

23/02/2012

Your Mother's Closet

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xman81

How ridiculous.

23/02/2012

Are you ready for your shpanking?

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Dicky

A credit card sized piece of card was all that was needed like them psn content download cards you can get. Silly -_-

23/02/2012

Sesame Street

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W84NO1

LOL! [MOG]

23/02/2012

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LMA0

i think tbey need to be bigger. [MOG]

23/02/2012

Outer West Sydney aka The Ghetto

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Ben

I didn't think it looked too bad until I went to open it. When you open it you realise how ridiculous the size differences are [Facepalm]

23/02/2012

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M@ndyz

maybe its harder to steal if its bigger? :O

23/02/2012

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abuu91

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

This.

I think it just makes them more obvious on the shelves as well. Might have been better just as a plastic casing, but at least paper can be recycled. I do agree that the size of the packaging is pretty excessive.

23/02/2012

Kiama, NSW

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Dicky

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

That's a very good point, didn't think of that.

Sony should have done an Apple and released 32, 64 and one better 128Gb models and scrapped memory cards or allowed an SD slot as well for extra storage?

23/02/2012

Sesame Street

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Makra

Marge said: what's the outcome?!?!?!

Vitas memory card packaging causes mass tree protests

23/02/2012

Mordor

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Dusty Lids

Dicky said:
M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

That's a very good point, didn't think of that.
Sony should have done an Apple and released 32, 64 and one better 128Gb models and scrapped memory cards or allowed an SD slot as well for extra storage?

Would have increased costs by a few $100 though :P

I am sure their will be one in the future though

23/02/2012

Melbourne

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byrnezy

Dusty Lids said:

Dicky said:

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

That's a very good point, didn't think of that.
Sony should have done an Apple and released 32, 64 and one better 128Gb models and scrapped memory cards or allowed an SD slot as well for extra storage?

Would have increased costs by a few $100 though
I am sure their will be one in the future though

Piracy i think plays a massive facotr here as well! It killed the psp market

23/02/2012

RADelaide South Australia

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sjt333

abuu91 said:
M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

This.
I think it just makes them more obvious on the shelves as well. Might have been better just as a plastic casing, but at least paper can be recycled. I do agree that the size of the packaging is pretty excessive.

they arent going to be on the shelves at most places though, they'll either be in a cabinet behind the counter or there'll be a card you take to the counter

23/02/2012

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DPkrass

sjt333 said:

abuu91 said:

M@ndyz said: maybe its harder to steal if its bigger?

This.
I think it just makes them more obvious on the shelves as well. Might have been better just as a plastic casing, but at least paper can be recycled. I do agree that the size of the packaging is pretty excessive.

they arent going to be on the shelves at most places though, they'll either be in a cabinet behind the counter or there'll be a card you take to the counter

My sentiments exactly! ...yes it would be harder to steal ...would this be out in public to steal ..NO! ..either locked in a cabinet or in the store room ..but I do agree that this is ridiculous and over kill and should be much smaller due to enviromental concern.

23/02/2012

Brunswick, Melbourne

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Silence

Isn't just about everything made from recycled cardboard nowadays anyway [Shifty]

23/02/2012

I'm from the Internet. Nothing I say is original.

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sjt333

Silence said: Isn't just about everything made from recycled cardboard nowadays anyway

im made of recycled rubber and computers

23/02/2012

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abujaffer

Oh come on guys, why is everyone so pissed off? I remember the 3DS's main package getting a lot of heat as well... If it pisses you off that badly just recycle it yourself. X_X

23/02/2012

3D world... where everything, even flat stuff, are in 3D.

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Beta

abujaffer said: Oh come on guys, why is everyone so pissed off? I remember the 3DS's main package getting a lot of heat as well... If it pisses you off that badly just recycle it yourself.

I don't think anyone's pissed off :P it's just kind of funny.

24/02/2012

Le Melbourne