Not going to lie, i think most consumers will take this lying down and that’s what Sony is betting on. The amount that actually turn to piracy is so small, and the price hike easily makes up for the customers they’d lose. I’d say most people on Lemmy know how to pirate (if not are pirating already) so it’s a bit of an echo chamber here where we assume everybody is just going to pirate so as to stop lining Sony’s pockets.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (21 children)

In my experience the main issue with piracy is the ads.

Nothing better than trying to watch a show with my kid then having an ad pop-up with a girl fucking herself

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Adblockers or torrents mate. I've not seen an ad in over 18 years.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I've been meaning to look into adblockers but I really only use these sites for shit that's not on streaming services so I don't really think about it until it arises

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago

Firefox + ublock origin would be your best scenario for privacy and security. Privacy because all these ads track your page loads and attempt to generate a unique id for your browser based on your loading time of certain pixels, and security because nearly half of all ads (and more than half of all links on google search and nearly all ads on google search) are viral loads just waiting for an accidental click.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's 2024 man, tormenting a movie takes about 10 minutes and then you neither have to worry about ads nor connectivity for the rest of the movie

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm gonna be honest, I've tried torrenting before and maybe I'm just an idiot (most likely), but I've never been good at figuring out which fuckin button is the actual download button and I'm tired of ghosting my pc

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

If you set up qbittorrent with the built-in search you can torrent stuff without ever opening your browser

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds like 90% of your problem is ads then. Or going to shitty sites. Get on a decent tracker - even the good old one - and have an adblocker installed

[–] maness300@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't listen to this guy. He exists to overcomplicate things because he's just trying to fit in with other losers.

Download an adblocker. Stop using 'smart' features. Hook your computer up to your TV and get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo.

This isn't difficult, or complicated.

[–] amanaftermidnight@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Why do you have torment it? What has it ever done wrong to you? 😭

/j

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Downloaded: 87%
Status: Stalled
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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or just get it so you don't have ads on YouTube

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do adblockers work on smart TVs? That's the only time I use YouTube.

[–] Thorned_Rose@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If your TV is Android based then there's the SmartTube app. YouTube without the ads and tracking.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Look into dns ad blocker, you can avoid a lot of ads on your entire network with this "one simple trick ". No additional hw or sw needed.

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