Today in “Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra::Amazon Prime Video has removed Dolby Vision HDR, and Atmos surround sound, unless you pay an extra $2.99 a month for its new ad-free option. The company has confirmed the move.

  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    832·
    3 年前

    Mark my words…Amazon is going to experiment with tiering off Prime programs like cable. Want “The Boys?” or “Invincible?” That’s the extra tier.

    • littleblue✨@lemmy.worldEnglish
      362·
      3 年前

      Meanwhile, I’m over here, keeping my money and watching whatever TF I want in higher def and no ads — for free. Fuck you, Amazon.

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      3 年前

      I would prefer this if they made the core shipping product (the only part I actually care about) cheaper. I’ve never liked their bundled approach. But it looks like they’re just going to increase the cost of everything else instead.

      • Ænima@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        3 年前

        Samesies. Didn’t give two shits when they bundled Amazon prime with video and such. Easy decision of my digital existence was dropping prime soon as they announced the ads and tiered payments.

      • Overzeetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        3 年前

        I would prefer they brought back the actual shipping part. Not this $169/yr for “best effort 3-10 days depending on our mood” they want me to pay for.

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
      3·
      3 年前

      Probably. The industry is still trying to figure out pricing, and the cost of making content isn’t matching the cost consumers are willing to pay for it.

      • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        3 年前

        no one wants streaming exclusive content, it inherently feels lower quality, plus making it harder to generate a buzz and make the series feel worthwhile or pressing to watch

    • golli@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      3 年前

      Not sure if that counts, but they bought MGM and they’ve made an MGM+ channel that you can subscribe to for 5€/month, but only if you are a Prime subscriber aswell

    • NanoooK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      33·
      3 年前

      Who still want Invincible? The wait for season2 was so long and we only got few crappy episodes. What a letdown.

      • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 年前

        Season 2 has been excellent so far.

        I do agree waiting 2 years for 4 episodes, then 5 months for 4 more episodes is a huge let down.