The PlayStation Store will no longer be offering movie and TV purchases/rentals

the real reason: they can't compete with netflix and disney+

 

Damn, for the random family using pstv instead of a fire stick or android tv. They're done for

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YOU ARE A PIRATE, the song, y'know

 

Well as someone who bought my PS4 Pro primarily as a movie machine, I'll be taking a partial refund on my purchase now.
Sony, feel free to DM me for my Venmo.

 

Interesting. I wonder if Xbox will follow suit...

 

Doubt it

 

I'm willing to bet Sony is next to make a Sony+ streaming service, and they'll give a discount to PS+ users. Mark my words, watch this happen soon. I say within the year.

 

sux for anyone who actually bought anything. meanwhile all my tv shows and movies are safe and sound on discs when i can access them whenever i want forever

 

Microsoft doesn't own a movie or tv studio like Sony does, so I doubt it.

 

pirating is try before you buy. i actually have a nice collection of brd/4k steelbooks

 

Why? What benefits does it have, over something like a raspberry pi and osmc? or, https://osmc.tv/vero/ this if you want 4k.

My pro is the only 4k device I have, but the media player that comes with it isn't that great I've read, the only network support it has is dlna. I've used the plex app before but then I have to use plex...

 

This is actually quite an interesting move.

In a time when every other content house (and Sony is definitely a player there -- probably only behind Disney and Warner Bros), and better yet with their millions installed units in houses up and down the land plus at a least a mobile market to speak of, is trying to spin up their own network (about 15 years late to the party but if everybody else bar the guy in the pirate hat was too then is it really a party?) even as a loss leader then Sony are pulling out...
Not sure what to think of that one.
I figure it is a wait out the bloodbath (let CBS, Disney, Netflix and all the rest duke it out, burn through any amount of "make it happen" money and when that runs out step in to execute the cash strapped remainers by not having blown their promotion money), someone left the crack smoker in charge, lack of funds (doubtful but stranger things have happened) or they think they can make a better go of it not being the bank but a customer of the bank (and again they already have the install base, the content and the demonstrated ability to distribute it)...

I can only imagine this will be talked about considerably in about 15 years.

 

I never bought a single movie or show on there. Way too expensive.

 

Sony needs to just give up on everything but TV/movies and the PlayStation brand. Them shutting down Japan Studio is one of the stupidest decisions I've seen in a long time.

Until the disc rot.

 

Except you can still use it as a movie machine. They didn't say you can't still play movies on it that you already own or from all of the other video services available on the PS3/PS4/PS5. Just their own store will not be offering them. No partial refund for you.

 

I kind of forgot this actually existed TBH

I know Sony has been dropping a couple of their streaming things the last couple years, presumably they're gearing up to offer one big subscription service I expect, probably expanding that Bravia-only thing they announced a month or so back I expect.

 

People bought movies off there?

 

I remember seeing this when it was first introduced only to realize that it wasn't available in my country which is weird when we had access to streaming platforms like HBO, Amazon, and Netflix at that time.