discussion PlayStation to delete a ton of TV shows users already paid for

[Komet]

Sony says Mythbusters and more Discovery TV shows are going away whether you bought them or not

 

        The promise of digital media is that it can last forever, pristine and undisturbed by the forces of entropy constantly buffeting the material world. Unfortunately, a mess of online DRM and license agreements means that we mostly don’t own the digital stuff we buy, as most recently evidenced by the fact that Sony is about to delete Mythbusters, Naked and Afraid, and tons of other Discovery shows from PlayStation users’ libraries even if they already “purchased” them.

 

The latest pothole in the road to an all-digital future was discovered via a warning Sony recently sent out to PlayStation users who purchased TV shows made by Discovery, the reality TV network that recently merged with Warner Bros. in one of the most brutal and idiotic corporate maneuvers of our time. “Due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library,” read a copy of the email that was shared with Kotaku.

 

“Is there a way I can save this content?” asked one panicked PlayStation user on Reddit. “I use PS4...But I have bought many seasons of shows such as Dual Survival that I do not wish to lose. I was actually under the impression since I owned it, I wouldn’t ever lose it…”

Movies and TV shows first came to the PlayStation Network in 2008 via the PS3. At the time it was possible to transfer the content you bought between devices for viewing on things like the PlayStation Portable. Sony removed that option beginning with the PS4 and beyond. Now, essentially anything you buy on PSN, whether a PS5 blockbuster or, uh, Police Women of Cincinnati, is essentially just on indefinite loan until such time as the PlayStation servers die or the original copyright owner decides to pull the content.

 

https://kotaku.com/sony-ps4-ps5-discovery-mythbusters-tv-1851066164

 

[Reginald]

And this is why I am not eager for the end of physical media.

 

Buy the physical copies of movies, music, and games you love

[LadyDiana]

4 minutes ago, Reginald said:

And this is why I am not eager for the end of physical media.

 

Buy the physical copies of movies, music, and games you love

This this THIS! I have physical copies of everything I love

[Cherish]

Physical media til the day I die  

[TaylorNation]

lol and the internet still mocks people who buy physical media. have fun never watching your favorite shows again Mary! 

 

[Totami Legend]

That's why I have a big collection of physical media, streaming services won't control my expenses 

[M!X]

Will people be refunded?

[Horizon Flame]

And this is why physical media is important. 

[magazine]

Pretty sure this isn't a streaming service, so I'm not sure what some of y'all are talking about.

Netflix can take in or out any show that they want, it's the point of the service. That's not how a typical digital on-demand store works, where you buy the actual content.

 

OT: If Sony wasn't anti-consumer, they would just refund or offer an alternative access to the owners. But we know they're not gonna make that effort 

I mean, everybody knows the PS5 wouldn't be able to play PS4 games if it wasn't for xbox's pressure, so this shouldn't be shocking.

[fa77ot]

physical media >>>>>>> streaming/digital

Edited December 2, 2023 by fa77ot

[ninasayers]

This is why piracy is probably the most important archiving tool there is, as well as physical media. 

[#Beautiful]

its absolutely scary how digital media can just be delisted and erased just like that. makes 0 sense to me. get your physicals always 

[Mordecai]

27 minutes ago, ninasayers said:

This is why piracy is probably the most important archiving tool there is, as well as physical media. 

This!!

I'm not going to let a streaming service dictate what I can and can't watch. If I did, I quite literally wouldn't be able to watch any of my favourite shows. I am so thankful for piracy

[Komet]

34 minutes ago, ninasayers said:

This is why piracy is probably the most important archiving tool there is, as well as physical media. 

So true. Also, if purchasing isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing

 

 

[Pheromosa]

I never got the appeal of digital movies/shows

I've already fallen into the trap of digital games sadly 

Edited December 2, 2023 by Pheromosa

[poki]

And starting in 2024, Best Buy won't have physical media anymore. They ARE actively trying to kill media ownership. 

[Jotham]

People buy TV shows on the PlayStation?

[Gossip_Boy]

Welcome to the digital media age, where you pay to own absolutely nothing.

[NEUTRON]

this is why I back all my digital media up via external sdd

 

also... wtf buys shows/films on PS???

Edited December 3, 2023 by NEUTRON