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02-10-2024, 09:07 AM | #1 |
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Paul Mc Nalley of ReadWrite At the end of last year, we ran a story that resonated with a lot of people when Sony lost the rights to some digital content it had previously been selling via its online store. This content was subsequently removed from PlayStation owners’ libraries even though they had bought it with their own money. It caused a bit of a stir and served to highlight that you don’t really own what you “buy” in a lot of cases anymore. Anyway, they have just done it again, so prepare for another backlash along similar lines. Sony has confirmed in a rather bland and extensive statement that it will be shuttering the Funimation service – an anime streaming service on 2nd April so that it can focus entirely on Crunchyroll, another similar anime streaming service, and will migrate Funimation subscriptions to Crunchyroll. Sounds fair enough, until you get to the bit that reads, “We understand that you may have concerns about your digital copies from Funimation. These Digital copies available on Funimation were a digital access to the content available on the DVDs or Blu-rays purchased. Please note that Crunchyroll does not currently support Funimation Digital copies, which means that access to previously available digital copies will not be supported.” Another kicker is that a juicy price hike to Crunchyroll has also been announced. Previously Anime fans were paying just $54.95 a year for Crunchyroll, but from next January that will almost double to $99.99. Gizmodo reports that this price hike is not down to a “flood of new shows” from Crunchyroll’s acquisition of Funimation, as they acquired the service two years ago and have only now chosen to put it out to pasture. While this move affects a very specific audience, ie the anime crowd, consumers are once again left with zero protection against these moves and many are alarmed when they hear comments from industry figures keen on moving everything to digital subscriptions.
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02-10-2024, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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Amazon no longer allows purchase through their app.
This is so they don't have to pay Google 30% commission fees.
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02-10-2024, 09:21 AM | #3 |
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Microsoft Closing Down X Box 360 Digital Store
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be shutting down the Xbox 360’s online storefront next year. This means that Xbox 360 games and DLC, along with movies and TV shows purchased via the console’s Microsoft Movies & TV app, will no longer be able to be purchased on the Xbox 360 after that date. Microsoft made this announcement on its website. As per the announcement, “new games, DLC, and other entertainment content” will no longer to be able to be purchased on Xbox 360 after the shutdown. It is important to note that this will not affect on games or DLC that Xbox owners purchased before the shutdown; as long as you own the game digitally, you will still be able to play or redownload it on your old Xbox 360 even after the store goes offline. It is also worthwhile emphasising that digital Xbox 360 games will still remain playable and purchasable via the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S console storefronts as well via backwards compatibility; they simply won’t be able to be directly purchased on the original console’s digital storefront.
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02-10-2024, 09:23 AM | #4 |
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I own almost 400 movies on DVD.
I suspect at some point we will have to subscribe to Amazon Prime Video Netflix Disney + Paramount+ Hulu Peacock to be able to watch movies from here on out should we no longer be able to buy movies digitally very soon.
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02-10-2024, 10:49 AM | #5 |
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Due to the listed reasons In post 1-
I own Play Station 2 and Play Station 3 games on hard copy actual game disks. Final Fantasy IX and Tomb Raider I - X I own on hard copy game disks. Also several games on PS 1 flash drives for my PS 1 mini. I had gotten Play Station 1 Classic Mini Play Station 2 Slim Play Station 3 Slim due to software issues for those games for the later systems. I also suspect at some point you will need both Play Station 4 Play Station 5 for software issues. I feel very soon that past system games may be discontinued at some point and we would lose those as well. I do have the games on hard copy disk I plan to play due to Sony discontinuing some games digitally and there are some titles I would love to finish.
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02-10-2024, 12:25 PM | #6 |
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More updates coming shortly on digital games and movies.
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03-02-2024, 10:21 AM | #7 |
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Myself and others who bring up supporting physical copy people already predicted this years ago. We got laughed at and were told off and yet...we got the last laugh...literally. We tried to say we told you so but...here we are.
There's a reason why some of us now call it Soyny. It's not just them that are doing the whole 'You will own nothing and be happy' crap. |
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