The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted
https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/anime-shows/the-physical-media-selection-at-sonys-crunchyroll-is-even-worse-than-fans-feared-after-store-update-all-books-removed-and-blu-ray-lineup-gutted/Open linkView original on lemmy.nz
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Considering Sony's/CR's near monopoly on both streaming and physical anime, this leaves me very somber for the future. I hope parties like MVM and AllTheAnime can license some of the titles to release physically...
You will own nothing and like it.
Yeah, I own nothing on my Jellyfin and I love it.
excellent thumbnail
Well, guess that’s another subscription down. They’re making this easy for subscribers.
Cancelled after the announcement. Between the PS announcements and this I have zero regrets.
if buying isn't owning then pirating isn't stealing.
Have to say it: an outraged Myne is the perfect thumbnail image for this headline. 👌🏻
I can hear her now.
Isn't Sony one of the biggest manufactures of bluray disks in the entire world? Why the fuck are they scaling down their physical media production instead of trying to expand the monopoly, especially since Japan hasn't gotten over their physical media consumption? This seems like a really bad case of "line must go up".
Sony stopped manufacturing bluray disks about 2 years ago. Apparently it was no longer profitable, or so they say
I do not believe that. I do believe they compared it to digital production and decided "why have costs at all?"
"we don't pay depreciation on lawyers"
-taps head
Interesting, I had no idea, thanks for that. I know Blu-Rays cost around $1-2/disc to produce in bulk, and half of that money is for the DRM, which I think Sony gets back a portion of anyway because they helped develop it or something (I'm a bit murky on the logistics here). It just seems weird to be killing a portion of their business they pioneered and effectively control.
I'm gonna be mad if Frieren doesn't keep getting Blu-ray releases. Just yesterday I was checking to see if season 2 was released yet in English.
Sony be like: “I hate the wind, I hate wisdom. I am going to become the opposite of Mestionora.”
Yet, you know, keep glazing those streaming services....
I dont know anyone who is glazing crunchyroll. Im sure it happens, but i would be surprised if it wasnt the least liked popular streaming service.
Oh, HiDive is far worse. Crunchyroll may a master of the footgun, but at least its website works the majority of the time.
I guess you did say "popular" though.
Exactly, at best it was barely tolerable and has always been sorta shit.
oh i seen 'em. just check on xitter.
No thanks.
wise choice!