The Loss of Manuals

Surfing through the web, I was able to read this guy's blog comment in which he lamented the loss of manuals. He was saying how in the past we all used to have manuals for any type of game, and we would read that until we got home and actually start playing the game. Nowadays it seems like most people go buy their games and just dive into the game stright up without even reading the back of the game. Also there is hardly a manual for games now. Most tutorials of games are now posted online and you can also find actual in game replays that will guide you through a level in blogs or even on youtube. It was interesting how some people (like me) didn't even bother the change and didn't even notice. But on the other side some people thought that the loss of manuals was a sad thing and they missed it. In my opinion it's better to search for manuals on the internet because it actually works better for me. I guess it all depends on the individual but I thought it was worth sharing with the class and see what you guys think about the loss of manuals on nowaday games.