PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all
PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all
PlayStation will no longer be removing over 1,300 Discovery TV shows from its platform next month. Sony had previously …
This doesn't change the fact that Sony or any other media company can yank your access away at any moment.
Any digital movie you "purchase" isn't buying it unless you can make a functional offline backup copy.
It’s a good lesson for me to never buy movies on anything else than blurays or dvds. The only problem is their degradation with time.
I’d still feel safe buying digital games from Sony, although I prefer physical versions 😇
Just sail the high seas my friend. I download almost everything as blueray rip or better know as “remux”.
You can also just buy and rip, I know it's not popular to say this on the internet. But I like giving money to people who make things that I enjoy. I'd rather the money go to them than Starbucks or whatever
Fwiw, bluray degradation with time isn't an actual known issue. Old cds have issues that leave then very vulnerable to scratches, and the reflective backing oxidizes leading to disk rot, but both things were effectively solved by the time bluray came around.
Maybe if you're concerned about the 200yr lifespan, store them in an argon environment, but you're probably not
They can also be destroyed in a fire or flooding. People can steal them. Ownership and permanece are illusions.