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Prime already do this!
Yeah, good point. It was mentioned somewhere in a thread here i forgot, about another £3 or something
Prime already do this!
I'll continue to buy my favourite console games physical because they're both an investment and protection against digital stores shutting down (3DS, PSP, Vita).
I don't think this is much of a risk with the latest gen compared to previous, because it's all x86 that can be trivially executed by future consoles...unless they switch to ARM!
Not really, because that then saturates the connection and anything else that needs the internet is nigh on unusable.
They have. But Lila comes into the front of the house. Which means I've got to get that line to the upstairs rear room, so I've got to wait for the (completely unused) stairlift to be removed so I can run a cable. I guess I could use smartplugs but I've been told they're useless for gaming due to increased latency.Haven't Lila been up your street?
They have. But Lila comes into the front of the house. Which means I've got to get that line to the upstairs rear room, so I've got to wait for the (completely unused) stairlift to be removed so I can run a cable. I guess I could use smartplugs but I've been told they're useless for gaming due to increased latency.
As soon as physical media disappers the streaming networks will be able to charge what they want by creating and limiting a demand for what is no longer available.I'll continue to buy my favourite console games physical because they're both an investment and protection against digital stores shutting down (3DS, PSP, Vita).
I don't think this is much of a risk with the latest gen compared to previous, because it's all x86 that can be trivially executed by future consoles...unless they switch to ARM!
Non-favourite or smaller games I'll buy cheaply in digital sales, not bothered about owning those. I complete them and never play them again.
Same lack of risk with Steam which has a huge monopoly, it's such a good ecosystem that I don't mind not having physical PC games anymore. Plus you can always pirate PC games if you had to.
With films I'll buy blu-rays of any film I really want to own as the quality is superior to streaming and there are special features too. But that's mostly somewhat niche world cinema films for me, or films with limited release. I don't want a house full of discs of stuff like Die Hard or The Matrix or whatever that I can easily stream and don't really care if it's not available all the time.
I'm against any media being 100% digital store/streaming based, I think the option is great for people who want minimalist posessions/clutter or don't have much space, but it shouldn't be the only option.
But of course companies are going to try to push this as they'd rather have recurring subscription income or high-margin digital sales vs selling physical objects once.
That's just piracy but with more steps isn't it? Just get usenet + sonarr + radarrI already buy old tv and movie series on blue ray and dvd, rip them onto my nas and sell the discs back on.
A lot of old to series aren’t on those platforms or are in shoddy qualityThat's just piracy but with more steps isn't it? Just get usenet + sonarr + radarr
Snuff films gotchaA lot of old to series aren’t on those platforms or are in shoddy quality
Close, bbc documentaries and old British to shows.Snuff films gotcha
Yep, bbc has let so much go and refuse to return to the television standards that made it popular across the world.It's mad how BBC won't host that stuff on iplayer and paywall it. Or whoever owns the licences and use a platform already established.
3 for £1 is the norm for most charity shops here. Found the first two seasons of The Wire in one charity shop. Bought a random CD for my parents. For a pound! CD turns out that they already have it So goes in the charity shop box which only gets taken to a CS once it’s fullAfter treating myself to an actual CD player at Christmas, I've rediscovered CDs. First the box that been in the loft the last 15 years then charity shops! It's a mission to find the one in a hundred worth buying - but when they are 3 for £1 I can't resist!
Because there are legal, contractual and regulatory issues with doing so.It's mad how BBC won't host that stuff on iplayer and paywall it. Or whoever owns the licences and use a platform already established.
intrigued - what stuff, most of it is shown regularly on the likes of gold or Drama - otherwise not sure there is an enormous catalogue that would appeal -It's mad how BBC won't host that stuff on iplayer and paywall it. Or whoever owns the licences and use a platform already established.