Wal-Mart promotes "green gaming"

**MIG-31** · Aug 29, 2008, 05:31 PM

Wal-Mart has announced it met with representatives of the three console manufacturers and games publishers in an effort to from a combined strategy to make console gaming more environmentally friendly.
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Source: Gamesindustry

Iria · Aug 29, 2008, 05:50 PM

Yah, yah. Wal-Mart is just doing good PR. In terms of the way they treat employees, whether in the US or cheap labor in APAC, they stink. I will never buy anything from Wal-Mart.

nikhil_94 · Aug 30, 2008, 10:17 PM

i think this is a good idea, so many companies are talking about making things more envirmentally friendly and to see wal mart are making a positive impact is nice

IvanV · Aug 30, 2008, 10:28 PM

What exactly are they doing about it? They don't produce anything. Besides, green gaming is an oxymoron!

Elku · Aug 30, 2008, 10:40 PM

"Green gaming"?
Make DVD cases smaller like those for the PS1? Making thinner DVDs so they break more easily? Increasing the price by a couple buck? I love advertisers because they just know how to take good market opinions and using them in everything. About a year or 2 ago, HD was the big trend. HD cellphones, HD sunglasses, HD windshield, HD everything, and I laughed so hard.

I'd love to see "Green Operating system! Waste less Memory and processor usage with optimized OS!", but that will never happen... or will it?

SFOSOK · Aug 31, 2008, 07:22 AM

Since when is promoting just saying "You know what, I think consoles should save more energy"

Thats like saying pot heads are actually promoting ideas when they come up with those "You know what they should make..." statements.

Get off your ass and do something about it walmart.

Aug 29, 2008, 05:31 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Wal-Mart promotes "green gaming" Wal-Mart has announced it met with representatives of the three console manufacturers and games publishers in an effort to from a combined strategy to make console gaming more environmentally friendly. ____________ Source: Gamesindustry __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Aug 30, 2008, 10:28 PM	#4
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,912 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	What exactly are they doing about it? They don't produce anything. Besides, green gaming is an oxymoron! __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Aug 31, 2008, 07:22 AM	#6
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Since when is promoting just saying "You know what, I think consoles should save more energy" Thats like saying pot heads are actually promoting ideas when they come up with those "You know what they should make..." statements. Get off your ass and do something about it walmart. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Aug 29, 2008, 05:50 PM	#2
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Yah, yah. Wal-Mart is just doing good PR. In terms of the way they treat employees, whether in the US or cheap labor in APAC, they stink. I will never buy anything from Wal-Mart.

Aug 30, 2008, 10:17 PM	#3
nikhil_94 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	i think this is a good idea, so many companies are talking about making things more envirmentally friendly and to see wal mart are making a positive impact is nice

Aug 30, 2008, 10:40 PM	#5
Elku DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	"Green gaming"? Make DVD cases smaller like those for the PS1? Making thinner DVDs so they break more easily? Increasing the price by a couple buck? I love advertisers because they just know how to take good market opinions and using them in everything. About a year or 2 ago, HD was the big trend. HD cellphones, HD sunglasses, HD windshield, HD everything, and I laughed so hard. I'd love to see "Green Operating system! Waste less Memory and processor usage with optimized OS!", but that will never happen... or will it?