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- Ronald Epstein
Listen, I admit as I write this post I am not sure whether I am going to get a lot of crap for starting this topic but I have wanted, for so long to start an actual conversation thread. Been a long time since I have done that and I miss posting stupid sh*t.
Consider that a safety measure in case this thread goes bad
I am just slowly waking up to things.
I know that when Disney announced Avatar 2 last year it was the first time I had ever heard of "FOR PREMIUM DIGITAL OWNERSHIP"
Not sure if that was their words as I just ripped that off of the current BARBIE announcement...
...which brings me to the point of this thread...
Today I am racing (as I always try to do here) to be the first to post an exciting breaking press release. Oh, cool, "BARBIE," I think.
So, I started a new post and threw together the BARBIE announcement inserting the usual "(4k UHD)" and "(BlU-RAY)" into the subject field. I was about to post that announcement when my eyes suddenly, for no reason, glanced over at the words, "FOR PREMIUM DIGITAL OWNERSHIP"
I had to make huge corrections on the press release I was almost cocky enough to post.
So, now Warner is doing exactly what Disney has been doing?!
I mean, I know all the labels do some sort of AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL 30 days before
However, unless I am wrong, these new studio releases seem to be on digital months before physical media
I have two thoughts on this:
I have nothing against anyone who has the opportunity to purchase something like AVATAR or BARBIE digitally at a lower ownership cost, months ahead of the disc release.
However, I also see it as part of the continued wave that has been slowly killing the disc market. This new advanced digital ownership idea seems more like a big FU to Physical Media. I certainly hope the two can continue to get along nicely.
...and yeah, I sadly admit as someone who helped start this very forum of disc enthusiasts...
I buy more movies on digital over disc these days. There's the affordability and the convenience of having it in your hands to watch it that much quicker. There's also the fact I just don't have room for discs anymore no matter how much I love them. Don't get me wrong -- 4k and Blu-ray run in my blood. They reside within my soul. No matter what, the best presentation will always be on a disc. However, I have been slowly (slower than most) waking my eyes up to the fact that discs are becoming less and less relevant in today's world.
I know, late to the party again
Consider that a safety measure in case this thread goes bad
I am just slowly waking up to things.
I know that when Disney announced Avatar 2 last year it was the first time I had ever heard of "FOR PREMIUM DIGITAL OWNERSHIP"
Not sure if that was their words as I just ripped that off of the current BARBIE announcement...
...which brings me to the point of this thread...
Today I am racing (as I always try to do here) to be the first to post an exciting breaking press release. Oh, cool, "BARBIE," I think.
So, I started a new post and threw together the BARBIE announcement inserting the usual "(4k UHD)" and "(BlU-RAY)" into the subject field. I was about to post that announcement when my eyes suddenly, for no reason, glanced over at the words, "FOR PREMIUM DIGITAL OWNERSHIP"
I had to make huge corrections on the press release I was almost cocky enough to post.
So, now Warner is doing exactly what Disney has been doing?!
I mean, I know all the labels do some sort of AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL 30 days before
However, unless I am wrong, these new studio releases seem to be on digital months before physical media
I have two thoughts on this:
I have nothing against anyone who has the opportunity to purchase something like AVATAR or BARBIE digitally at a lower ownership cost, months ahead of the disc release.
However, I also see it as part of the continued wave that has been slowly killing the disc market. This new advanced digital ownership idea seems more like a big FU to Physical Media. I certainly hope the two can continue to get along nicely.
...and yeah, I sadly admit as someone who helped start this very forum of disc enthusiasts...
I buy more movies on digital over disc these days. There's the affordability and the convenience of having it in your hands to watch it that much quicker. There's also the fact I just don't have room for discs anymore no matter how much I love them. Don't get me wrong -- 4k and Blu-ray run in my blood. They reside within my soul. No matter what, the best presentation will always be on a disc. However, I have been slowly (slower than most) waking my eyes up to the fact that discs are becoming less and less relevant in today's world.
I know, late to the party again