Plus lots extras like documentaries, Interviews, relevant PDF files, commentaries, relevant TV and film clips
A fair number of current releases nowadays (especially most Nintendo Switch games) will still work without patches, I use this site to check on which those are: https://www.doesitplay.org/
And you can check it out from your local library for free.
I think some libraries have digital media you can borrow too. This is what my friend told me so I'm not sure how it works exactly, but they have a limited number of licenses of each media so you still have to "check out" and "return" media (probably through an app) and wait for someone to return a copy if they're all checked out.
Ours does. It uses the Libby app. Checkout is similar to traditional books and physical media from the library; you borrow it for a certain period of time and return it through the app when you're finished. It automatically returns it if you reach the end of the borrowing period and there are holds on the item, otherwise will let you renew it. You can borrow e-books, audiobooks, etc. There are other apps where you can borrow digital copies of movies and tv series as well.
I am 70 and went from 3 channels in B/W thru Beta and VHS to DVD to Blu Ray to Ultra Blu Ray. I also now have a large lubrary on apple tv. I like the security if owning a disk as you are dependent on Apple not selling off or closing Apple TV. I still buy the occasional disk but these tend to be limited releases or Ultra Blu Ray for my favorite 10 or so Movies.
The main difference is other digital media is not funded by tax-payers; our municipal taxes pay for library services including digital content. I have yet to see any ads or other issues with digital media. Obviously this varies by municipality and how your library services are funded. The only challenge I've seen with the two digital platforms our library uses for movies and tv is that you are limited in the number of items you can use each month. For one platform you get 20 tickets (items), the other you get 8. Hard to complain when it's free.
I think this will happen. The updates are needed so I think one will end up with a bunch of games installed and updated on different disks and then, just play offline but if the game require an online check, all those physical game will worth nothing since the 1.0 installed in the disk is just unplayable.
That's great to know. I should definitely start using their digital options. We have a great library where I live, and I just lost a bunch of streaming options.
Amazon prime now has ads. So you first subscribe and pay a monthly fee. Then when they want too they say, “Ok, you bought a subscription..we now decided to charge more if you don’t want ADs…”
I think you misunderstood the context. We were talking about digital media available through municipal libraries. There are no ads, nor do I pay for access. Yes Amazon Prime and other services now have ad-supported tiers. Corporate greed at work.
