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Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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I "bought" a few digital kids movies because kids want to watch them over and over and I didn't want to deal with handling physical media.

17,059,798,573 views for Baby Shark and climbing ...

If I ever have kids, I'm only letting them watch PBS kids and the disney movies I own

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Why do you guys "buy" movies? Like, you plan to watch the movie many, many times in the future? How many times do you watch a movie? Just curious, because I've never had a desire to watch a movie more than once.

Either you have a perfect memory, or you’ve never been touched or moved sufficiently by a movie or show.

Definitely not a perfect memory. But yeah, I can't say I've ever been "touched" or "moved" by a movie. I'm usually looking at my watch trying to figure out how much longer I have to sit there. :-)

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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>Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) You answered your own question very efficiently.

Right, but I was referring to the concept of watching a movie digitally in general , whether that be streaming, renting, buying, torrenting, ripping, whatever. My question is why do people buy movies digitally as opposed to any of those other options

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Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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>Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient) You answered your own question very efficiently.

Right, but I was referring to the concept of watching a movie digitally in general , whether that be streaming, renting, buying, torrenting, ripping, whatever. My question is why do people buy movies digitally as opposed to any of those other options

If your _overriding_ concern is convenience, digital purchase wins. No monthly thing to sign up for and eventually cancel, no little expiration window, no need to find and download a torrent.

Digital movies are convenient, that’s why we like them. You are right. Why wouldn’t we like the _most_ convenient form of them?

Re: Studio Canal Movies purchased on PlayStation Store removed without refund

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Convenience. I don’t buy many movies digitally but it’s usually because the family is over and they want to watch something new. Of course I may then pirate it afterwards so I can keep a backup of my purchased movie.

Right but wouldn't you just stream or rent it then? afaik PlayStation, amazon, and itunes all have a rent option

Most of the movies I would rent I just wait until they’re part of the included movies. Nobody is going to worry about waiting 3 months for that.
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