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The era of cheap streaming is officially over
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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I'll still take streaming any day over cable.
No contract and you can put everything in rotation. Sign up for a month, binge, cancel, next.
That's not going to last. As soon as they run the numbers and decide it's worth it, they'll create ways to lock you in.
The streaming companies are starting to get wise to that. They've started splitting seasons and releasing them separately so that you have to be subbed for 2 months.
I'd just wait until the second part is out, sub one month.
Sure until they start adding game mechanics like daily login rewards and episode "loot boxes" that give you a chance to increment your streaming battle pass so you finally have a shot at rolling for the show you actually want.
I got a holographic original extended Daenerys sex scene!
But you won't see it at the same time as some others, the horror!
Might seem stupid, but it's actually much more enjoyable to be watching something at the same time as others because you can sit and discuss it, come up with theories for how things will play out, and avoid having things spoiled for you. Nobody is going to be excited when you tell them you just started Game of Thrones last week because the show ended years ago and many people have already seen it all.
That's a real concern if you're at all worried about spoilers. It's so easy just to have shit spoiled even if you try to avoid it. Passively hearing about it from school/workmates, social media, or even radio. The stupid radio spoiled the ending of Breaking Bad for me and I never got over it, I guess.
Well I'll subscribe for the second month.
Congrats. Patience is a much-neeeded virtue, especially when it comes to TV series you like.
If you look at the world of Gaming, you see plenty if not most people being unable to refrain from instant gratification and just "having to have" the latest installment of some game series NOW at full price instead of waiting 6 months or a year go get it much cheaper.
I think there's still some post floating around in Active in lemmy bitching and moaning about how this year's installment of some (american) football game is $70 and a few about how great Baldur's Gate 3 is (which you can only really know if ypu bought it full price in the first week as it just came out)
It seems to me that effect is even worse for things which are a social phenomenon (essentially, those things that people like to talk about it with each other) and that applies to TV Series and Films, not just games.
I mean, kudos for being able to refrain from Instant Gratification (I do the same too), it's just that nowadays that doesn't seem to be what most people do.
Or they could release one per week, two batches isn't really "starting to get wise to that" imho. Either way, being patient is the best and only paying for one month
Not if they start to limit you to 3 episodes of a particular series per week
Don't.Give.The.Mouse.Ideas.
I think it's just the beginning. They'll split seasons eventually into 3 or more parts. Or if you wait till all seasons are released, they'll paywall earlier parts. They know people won't wait that long, especially with how easy it is to have things spoiled by social media or among friends/co-workers.
The difference between watching something programmers and on demand is big. I still detest the newer prices though coupled with the decline in interesting content.