• JohnWorks@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    4 months ago

    Wondering if we’ll get another format war at some point or if people will just accept streaming and owning nothing

    • lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Good point, wonder if anyone will start selling movies on USB drives, or micro SD cards in stores. The flash memory they use has come down so much in price that I could see it being cheaper than manufacturing bluray discs because you’re the only one still making discs, vs flash memory where everyone is still manufacturing for storage, removable media, etc.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t understand your comment. Is this article suggesting no one will release their films on blu-ray?

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      4 months ago

      Since I’ve not heard of a new format coming out I can only assume purchasing will be out the windows. However, that just means they get less of my money. I don’t mind renting movies if I’m unsure of the movie, but unless I can own a digital copy I’d never get one. The only reason I have any more is because they came “free” with the disc I purchased.

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    4 months ago

    Interesting move.

    I’m still buying DVDs. But once there’s no way to actually buy media, that makes it abandonware, for those of us collecting physical media.

    I’m sure the sketchy Chinese site that’ll start selling me media mega bundles on USB is absolutely licensing that stuff correctly, though.

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    4 months ago

    That’s just about DVD-Rs and BD-Rs. Even if they were stopping production altogether, Sony already gutted their internal capacity and have been relying more on third parties. With all the deals they’ve signed to support other labels/studios, they’re still in this for a while to come.