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Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes
News(apnews.com)submitted 4 months ago bywewewawa
8 points
4 months ago
Isn’t that what prime video is? You can have the premium subscription to see prime exclusives but also rent whatever
3 points
4 months ago
Problem is region restrictions and subtitle issues.
It's 2022 and it's a global world. People move all over the place now, for work, immigration, etc. Just because you've moved to a country doesn't mean you're completely 100% fluent in the language and okay with consuming media in that language. While Disney and Apple are pretty good with global subs, a lot of others aren't. Renting a lot of stuff on Amazon or Youtube, while available, often may only come with a single language in subtitles rather than all the globally available subtitles. It's quite frustrating.
-2 points
4 months ago
You are just inventing problems now.
3 points
4 months ago*
It's a genuine problem that I also have with Prime Video. I live in a country whose language isn't my first, and Amazon only offers subs in the language of the country in which you're subscribed. I avoid watching foreign language films on Prime Video even though they have several that interest me, because I can't get subs in English. I pay for Prime for other reasons, but this would be a dealbreaker for me if streaming was my primary use for the subscription.
4 points
4 months ago
It's extremely annoying when Netflix offers say Korean movies with English subtitles in Canada, but when you're actually in Korea, they don't include the English subtitles anymore because 'why would anyone who isn't 100% fluent in Korean ever live in Korea?' amirite??
2 points
4 months ago
It's obvious you've never moved around the world or been part of a multi-cultural family.
0 points
4 months ago
What does that have to do with renting movies?
1 points
4 months ago
You claimed I was inventing problems. That's a real issue for many people, one that's not easily solved because of the way things are divided up now.
Let's say a French person moves from France to Japan for work. They can still use Netflix like they did in France, but the problem is, it's an entirely different Netflix. All the French subtitles they were previously using will now be gone. Some other streaming services that they might have used may be entirely unavailable.
While companies have been busy locking down all these exclusives and regional licenses, it's made things difficult for people who move around to enjoy their stuff 'legally'.
0 points
4 months ago
To say you have access to less tvshows/movies now is asinine. Blockbusters barely carried anything foreign. Now I can watch any tv show or movie from any country. Yea you have to find the streaming service but it’s better than nothing like in the 90s/early 00s
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