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arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkAfter 18 years, Blu-ray media production draws to a close — Sony shuts its last factory in Febwww.tomshardware.comBrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-29 hours ago“Best we can do is an overpackaged, encrypted, read-only microSD for $49.99. It requires a dedicated proprietary media player and if you’re lucky, it won’t fail in a year.” “Why won’t anyone buy our movies :(”
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThe thing is they want people to stream media for the most part. Buying movies is the niche that needs filled for the sake of it. What I want is a healthier media economy. Right now I don’t pirate anything and I would love to legally get content in a way that is sustainable. However, at the rate we are going piracy is going to be the only way.
“Best we can do is an overpackaged, encrypted, read-only microSD for $49.99. It requires a dedicated proprietary media player and if you’re lucky, it won’t fail in a year.”
“Why won’t anyone buy our movies :(”
The thing is they want people to stream media for the most part. Buying movies is the niche that needs filled for the sake of it.
What I want is a healthier media economy. Right now I don’t pirate anything and I would love to legally get content in a way that is sustainable.
However, at the rate we are going piracy is going to be the only way.