PlayStation will no longer be removing over 1,300 Discovery TV shows from its platform next month. Sony had previously …
  • eric@lemmy.world
    412·
    6 months ago

    ensuring that consumers will be able to access their previously purchased content for at least the next 30 months.

    Title should read “PlayStation will not steal the Discovery TV shows that you purchased from them for at least another 2.5 years.”

    It’s insane to me that it’s legal to take away your access to something that you have previously purchased without refunding you the full original price.

    • Sestren@lemmy.world
      17·
      6 months ago

      Yeah this really makes no difference in the final outcome. You’re still being robbed. They’ve just given you more advance notice of the day they’ll break your windows… and somehow this is still considered “okay” and reasonable.

      It’s been said a million ways by this point, but it needs to be said every time this comes up. If buying isn’t owning, then pirating isn’t stealing.

    • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
      328·
      6 months ago

      Yet another armchair warrior who has no idea what they’re talking about. Those people bought a limited license to access the media that Sony owned. “Buying” digital media is a litmus test for peoples’ gullibility and I have very little sympathy for anyone who ever thought they owned it to begin with. Hopefully the fallout of this will teach people that the only way to own media is by owning the file, but I’m sure plenty of lazy, unmotivated losers will take the L and keep funding these shitty corps.

      • AlteredStateBlob@kbin.social
        12·
        6 months ago

        Ah yes. Blame the victim. They’re all fools and idiots. Definitely not the comically evil corpo scheme that’s the issue here. No, users need a good robbing and thrashing online for being dullards and believing that when they get a purchase confirmation, that they purchased the thing.

        Get out of your bubble sometimes, maybe.

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
    12·
    6 months ago

    Sony needs an internal Common Sense Regulator. Like, every action they’re considering that involves customers, has to be approved by them first.

    “Shit. We’ve been breached and PII is leaked. We should keep this quiet.”

    “Actually, we’ll tell our customers everything.”

    “Shit. We’ve been breached again and all the services are down. Act cool.”

    “Actually, we’ll let the customers know what’s going on immediately.”

    “We will pull all this content.”

    “Actually, we won’t.”