Isn't XBL just movie rentals? I'm pretty sure you don't buy the movies.
I agree that digital content that is easily transportable is ideal, but let's be real, studios are going to DRM the shit out of any downloadable content they put out so we will be stuck at square one. With discs, it's almost a sure bet that we will be able to copy it and compress for portability or for streaming throughout the home at better quality than what DL's would give us. Legal or not, if I bought the movie and have a copy of it on my PC, I'm quite OK with that.
Anyhow, I agree with the studios. Physical media ain't going nowhere, and I like the idea of owning the movie, not some crappy compressed to shite rental.
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Isn't XBL just movie rentals? I'm pretty sure you don't buy the movies.
I agree that digital content that is easily transportable is ideal, but let's be real, studios are going to DRM the shit out of any downloadable content they put out so we will be stuck at square one. With discs, it's almost a sure bet that we will be able to copy it and compress for portability or for streaming throughout the home at better quality than what DL's would give us. Legal or not, if I bought the movie and have a copy of it on my PC, I'm quite OK with that.
Anyhow, I agree with the studios. Physical media ain't going nowhere, and I like the idea of owning the movie, not some crappy compressed to shite rental.