Zach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down139file-text
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1imageAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksZach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square277fedilinkfile-text
$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it… Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.
minus-squaretfw_no_toiletpaper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 year agoRenting a DvD / Blueray was like 7$, going to the movies is 10-15$, why TF is this platform so expensive??
minus-squareUpsidedownturtle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s pre release. You can often get streaming copies prior to the street date, but it’s generally quite expensive.
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoRenting a DVD or video game was like $3 at its peak here. There was a video store that had older movies that they would let you rent 5 movies for 5 nights for 5 dollars.
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s not the platform. The movie is that much on them all. In a few months it will drop to $6 - 7 for rental.
minus-squarejimbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt’s for people who don’t want to wait a few more months to pay $5.99 instead.
Renting a DvD / Blueray was like 7$, going to the movies is 10-15$, why TF is this platform so expensive??
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It’s pre release. You can often get streaming copies prior to the street date, but it’s generally quite expensive.
Renting a DVD or video game was like $3 at its peak here. There was a video store that had older movies that they would let you rent 5 movies for 5 nights for 5 dollars.
It’s not the platform. The movie is that much on them all. In a few months it will drop to $6 - 7 for rental.
corporate greed.
It’s for people who don’t want to wait a few more months to pay $5.99 instead.