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It’s a premium show on a premium format in a niche market. I remember the days when a similar length HBO season would be priced over $100 on DVD. A retail price of $50 seems reasonable to me.
This is the uphill battle that studios face in trying to succeed with physical media in today’s environment. The number of people who say they want a company to release a certain disc always winds up being higher than the number of people who actually buy it. For physical media to survive as a niche product, it will cost more than discs used to when they were a mainstream product. The majority of public is no longer subsidizing the purchases of the minority. It’s like this with vinyl: you can stream a new album as part of your existing music subscription for free, you can spend $10 for a digital download or a CD, or you can spend $30 for the vinyl LP. The option is there for people who want it but at a cost that reflects the reality of what it takes to produce a high quality, low demand item.
This is the uphill battle that studios face in trying to succeed with physical media in today’s environment. The number of people who say they want a company to release a certain disc always winds up being higher than the number of people who actually buy it. For physical media to survive as a niche product, it will cost more than discs used to when they were a mainstream product. The majority of public is no longer subsidizing the purchases of the minority. It’s like this with vinyl: you can stream a new album as part of your existing music subscription for free, you can spend $10 for a digital download or a CD, or you can spend $30 for the vinyl LP. The option is there for people who want it but at a cost that reflects the reality of what it takes to produce a high quality, low demand item.
