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General discussionLionsgate launches movies on Steam(62 posts)(62 posts)
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Posted April 28, 2016
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CharlesGrey: Not sure what your point is... Steam doesn't have "all" movies, despite requiring you to pay per movie, and despite the time limited license. So Prime still sounds like a far superior offer.

And if I really wanted to watch those few specific movies available via Steam, but not on Amazon Prime -- well, I just checked, and most of them are available as second-hand DVDs at a lower price than the Steam rental fee.
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synfresh: You're only bitching about it because it's Valve. Nobody complains that Amazon/Vudu/Name a service also does rentals. Rentals bring in a couple billion per year, Valve just wants another revenue stream. I really don't see what the big deal is, it's not like anyone here is going to rent anyway. Like I said, people do rentals all the time, as evidenced whenever I walk into my grocery store and there are 3-4 people standing in line at the Redbox.
Timeline of this disagreement:
CharlesGrey points out some things that make the Steam service unattractive to them.
You offer a rebuttal.
CharlesGrey points out that your counter-argument is irrelevant and applies to streaming services in general.
You launch a personal attack.

The only person 'bitching' is you. If you can't handle people saying 'Eh, not for me thanks' you should go take a nap or something until you can handle disagreement like a grownup.
Post edited April 28, 2016 by Gilozard
Posted April 28, 2016
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synfresh: You're only bitching about it because it's Valve.
Not at all. I don't mind that they're branching out into movies, or other media, just as I didn't mind GOG's venture into that area. I just think what they're currently offering doesn't look very attractive. At the very least they could remove that time limit on your license. Your purchases are going to be tied to your account and the Steam client anyway, so why add even further restrictions on top of that? GOG's movie selection may be... a little underwhelming, but how they go about it is so much more appealing. For what it's worth, if movies on Steam turn out to be a success, maybe it will also have a positive effect on GOG's movie section.
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