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NEWS: HBO Max Streaming Service Launches on May 27


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:29 pm Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:
Zalis116 wrote:
TarsTarkas wrote:
Yet another streaming service to take our money away.
It was never realistic for consumers to expect to get every US movie and TV show commercial-free for under $10 a month, let alone a niche entertainment medium like anime for that price.

True, but that is not really the case anymore anyway.

Amazon Prime (watched the Tick, Man in the High Castle, The Expanse, various anime.)
Hulu (watched some movies, various anime.)
Netflix (watched Lost in Space, some movies, and some anime.)
Apple TV
Crunchyroll (watched some free anime with commercials.)
Funimation (Think it still exists)
CBS All Access (watched Star Trek: Discovery, may watch Picard.)
NBC Peacock
Disney Plus (watched the Mandalorian like everyone else.)
Cable premium channels (like HBO, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Starz, Cinemax, and On Demand.)
There are probably more, that I haven't heard of yet. And more to come.

A lot of these services have their own original programming and exclusives. A lot of people left cable for the internet to save money. But those savings are going to dwindle as the streaming industry continues to splinter. Especially as most of these services have their own "must watch" shows. Even Crunchyroll, only could watch the Saga of Tanya the Evil movie there.

As each new streaming service comes online, a form of existential dread descends upon you as you worry whether or not they will have a hit new show, that everyone but you is going to watch, and how much that subscription is going to hurt you. Hey, were all mostly adults, but you know how that goes too.


Except you're forgetting that you're not obligated by contract to maintain your subscription for a minimum of a year, like cable or satellite. Streaming services allow you to pay month to month or if you want to save some money in the long run then you can pay for a year subscription but you're able to cancel whenever.

So 1 month you can get netflix, next month hulu, then Crunchyroll, then HBOMax, etc and change it up however you want to budget.

Until streaming services have "minimum service time" requirements with a limited selection and unstoppable ads, then can people compare streaming services with cable.

As it is right now, in the US even subscribing to 6 adfree monthly services Crunchyroll =$8, Netflix $9. Hulu $12, Amazon $13 with other perks included, VRV premium $10 & that has all of Crunchyroll's catalog so you can cancel CR, RoosterTeeth, & Boomerang, Disney+ is $7, totals to around $60. Average cable cost is $120 for the basic package, so yeah streaming is still cheaper and budget friendly than cable.
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