• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I really miss video rental stores.

    walking in to the smell of fresh popcorn, getting an enormous bag of it for like 99 cents, walking up and down the aisles browsing the latest releases for something that non-algorythmically catches your eye to watch over the weekend.

    Maybe even swinging through the game aisle to pick up the new game that just came out.

    It was an experience that is lost and will never be replicated by streaming/rental boxes/etc/etc.

    Worse, the loss of physical ownership. You do not own anything you buy on a streaming service. Sony as proven that on more than one occasion. You are also stuck to the whims of your internet connection.

    But physical media? You can play that anywhere, any when, any how. WIth no worry for stable internet connections and other bullshit.

    • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      my local video store had the perfect setup. they were next to a pizza place and actually installed a window connected to it so you can order a pizza and look for a movie to watch while waiting for it to be ready. it was perfect. now its a stupid ass dollar store