As always, the paying user has the worst experience. “Purchase” a show, can only watch on a certain console of a certain brand, no transfers, no backups, then it suddenly disappears from the library and nothing can be done.

If media companies insist on draconian DRM, then they should pay for full refunds to their loyal customers when one day they decide to delist that specific show.

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    11 months ago

    Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles

    As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library.

    We sincerely thank you for your continued support.

    Thank you,

    PlayStation Store

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      11 months ago

      Turns out you people didn’t actually purchase it.

      I wonder if anywhere in the “purchase” terms they included “while Sony holds the license to distribute.”

      I hate that “purchases” people make are restricted per platform. If I “purchase” a specific title it should be available on any and all platforms that serve that content. No one should be asked to purchase it on Sony. Apple, Netflix, Amazon, or whatever other shitty streaming service comes out.

      As much as I think nfts are fucking retarded, this could be one of the few cases where that stupid digital receipt might make sense.

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        11 months ago

        My understanding was this was the actual intended use case for NFTs. To allow you to properly own a digital item. The fact that it got applied to a stupid fad right out the gate doesn’t change the fact that it should actually be used to allow us to own things again.