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Disney has announced it will stop releasing DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Australia.

3 years ago by L4sBot to c/technology

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Disney has announced it will stop releasing DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Australia.::undefined

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joelthelion 16 points 3 years ago

I wonder what the impact on piracy will be? It's probably harder to rip streaming services than it is to rip blu-rays...

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brsrklf 70 points 3 years ago

There only needs to be a couple people knowing how to get a rip for it to end up everywhere.

If physical releases start disappearing everywhere, I can see piracy getting a significant boost. It will be the only way to "own" a movie and be sure you can still watch it whenever you want. Disney has been removing content from its service already, even some recent stuff.

I know Gabe Newell's old quote is being parroted a lot but it's relevant : "Piracy is not a pricing issue, it's a service issue". Steam may be a digital market, but it doesn't require a continued paid subscription to access stuff you've paid for, and it doesn't delist games whenever it feels like it.

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berkat 26 points 3 years ago

FWIW, Gabe’s argument isn’t against subscriptions. The point in that quote is that legal access to content curbs piracy. Piracy will of course always exist, but there’s also customers that are willing to pay if is convenient and accessible.

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exu 23 points 3 years ago

Needing to subscribe to multiple different services to get everything you'd want and them constantly upping the prices is a service problem, no?

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Kecessa 11 points 3 years ago

it doesn't delist games whenever it feels like it.

You're still trusting a company to have your game library available in the future. Gaben will die at some point, someone will take over for him, we don't know what will happen with Valve in 10, 20 or 30 years...

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squidzorz 14 points 3 years ago

Gaben will die at some point

I won't allow it.

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rbits 4 points 3 years ago

I mean, out of all the companies that I have boight stuff from, Valve is the one I trust the most

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Blackmist 2 points 3 years ago

But it can remove music from games you already purchased.

Music licensing for games is bullshit, and physical (or a trip to the high seas) is the only way around it.

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