This whole Funimation ordeal is a grim reminder to always buy physical media

[Mr. Reloaded]

Why buy digital copies on an app that streams everything? 🤔 seems redundant especially if you're already paying for the streaming

Because you can continue viewing the content you paid for without maintaining your subscription.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

This is why I never spend money on kindle, audiobooks, streaming or any online shenanigans if I can avoid it. If I can't physically hold it then I ain't buying it you corporate troglodytes.

Yep. Anything can be taken away from you at a moment's notice, not worth it.

 

[Jaguark101]

I always Buy Physical media! Got alot of anime and other films on blu-ray. My collection continues to grow and I am running out of space lol.

 

[Yoho]

Because you continue viewing the content you paid for without maintaining your subscription.

Hmm maybe tho imo it's better to just have the subscription

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Hmm maybe tho imo it's better to just have the subscription

At the end of the day it comes down to preference.

But you will always have something if you buy physical.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

I always Buy Physical media! Got alot of anime and other films on blu-ray. My collection continues to grow and I am running out of space lol.

 

[Jaguark101]

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1757094996082077800

What does merger mean?

 

[Owl Ki]

Yep. Anything can be taken away from you at a moment's notice, not worth it.

"You will own nothing and you will like it."

 

[Yoho]

At the end of the day it comes down to preference.

But you will always have something if you buy physical.

Yeah each has its pros and cons

I prefer streaming because It gives me acess to hundreds of content for the same price or cheaper than what someone would pay for one physical copy of one DVD of a series

Now if Playstation network suddenly shutdown and i lose access to the 100+ games I have then I may have to riot

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

What does merger mean?

Become one.

Funimation the company technically still exists, it's just a part of Crunchyroll now. Funimation the brand however is dead by April.

 

[Toby D. Dog]

I always Buy Physical media! Got alot of anime and other films on blu-ray. My collection continues to grow and I am running out of space lol.

How big is it?

 

[Yoho]

What does merger mean?

The two companies join together and become one they announced the merger a couple years ago

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Now if Playstation network suddenly shutdown and i lose access to the 100+ games I have then I may have to riot

That's eventually going to happen btw

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

"You will own nothing and you will like it."

Yep. Pretty much

 

[Yoho]

That's eventually going to happen btw

😂 that be the greatest financial blunder in history

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

😂 that be the greatest financial blunder in history

Like we've been saying, you don't own any of that. Merely "the right to play it".

So they really can take it away from you whenever they feel like and you can't do anything.

 

[Yoho]

Like we've been saying, you don't own any of that. Merely "the right to play it".

So they really can take it away from you whenever they feel like and you can't do anything.

They could but they won't that would lose them to much money a good chunk of the population buys downloadable content and the backlash of this would only hurt the company more

 

[Poorsalino Cooker]

"You'll own nothing and be happy"

This is why I've never supported the idea of services like Steam, Netflix or any media streaming service.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

They could but they won't that would lose them to much money a good chunk of the population buys downloadable content and the backlash of this would only hurt the company more

Sony don't care lmao.

They own Crunchyroll and Funimation and look what they're doing now