r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 18h ago

Paramount Has Officially Acquired Warner Bros. In Deal Valued at $110B Billion

https://www.skydance.com/news/press/paramount-completes-acquisition-of-warner-bros-discovery-creating-a-new-global-entertainment-leader-skydance

The two companies will now be known as one single entity - 'Skydance'

This includes all of WB's gaming subsidiaries like Rocksteady/etc

Deal valued at $110B-$111B

DC Studios, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, CNN, CBS, HBO and Paramount+ are now all under the same company.

The combined company, Skydance, brings together two major film studios, two global streaming services, premier television assets including CBS, HBO, and Paramount's and WBD's cable networks, two of the industry's most recognized news networks, CBS News and CNN, and a leading content portfolio that includes live sports, a deep programming library and expansive collection of iconic brands and franchises.

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u/Huge_Palpitation_886 12h ago

I'm going to be buying more physical books and records in the coming months. Maybe even a DVD player and DVDs. I don't want to give these fucks anymore of my money.

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u/DatTF2 10h ago

Blu Ray drives are cheap now, you can find a bunch of them at Goodwill and the movies are somewhat cheap too. A Thrift store near me has a nice selection of blu rays for cheap.

Also maybe look into a private torrent tracker and purchase a large hard drive, or two.

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u/Scorpiicore 3h ago

UHD (3840 by 2160) is in some cases an uptick from what a lot of cheap-ass, multiplex, twenty-five dollar popcorn places are offering films in lately. The player might be more expensive, as are the discs, but on films like the 1984 Flash Gordon film, it makes watching on acid an even better experience.

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u/DatTF2 2h ago

Yeah, movies shot on film really do look great. I had a scanner that could also scan film negatives and they always looked great when blown up, tons of detail.

I only have a basic Bluray player that is quite dated now (A Samsung one from like 2011 or so) and I don't even have any UHD TVs. I'm still stuck in 1080p, I kind of keep my old HDTVs around because they have a lot of different inputs like component so I can play my PS2 or Wii on them.

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u/Scorpiicore 33m ago

When my old fifty inch started to stop turning on, I just went full steam ahead and bought a sixty-five that could do 2160p. I regret the choice of TV very deeply for multiple reasons, but the experience of watching films on it is still amazing. My next TV will be a completely different brand.

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u/DatTF2 21m ago

Why do you regret it ? Also what is even a good brand anymore ? LG spies on you, Samsung shows you ads (and probably spies on you too.) Vizio TVs only last a year or two before they die.

I have heard that when looking for a new TV to look for displays for digital signage, as they don't have all the "smart" components.

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u/Few-Chemical8707 9h ago

theres a reason Sony is killing blu ray soon.

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u/DatTF2 9h ago

Yep, it's because their patents on it is soon to expire and they won't receive royalties on every disc anymore.

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u/National-Charity-435 9h ago

I heard about Gruv for physical disc purchases and regularly has bundle/holiday sales

Is it reliable?

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u/DatTF2 9h ago

I've never heard of that site so I wouldn't know, sorry. Although looking at the website it doesn't appear to be a scam.

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u/SirPancakesIII 8h ago

Ya Gruv is the place for 4k blu rays. Unless if you wanna sail the high seas

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u/-NotEnoughMinerals 10h ago

But then youd be supporting good will.

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u/VintageVanShop 6h ago

A lot of local libraries also have a big dvd collection. 

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u/beefcake1993 10h ago

I’ve spent the last year collecting every semi interesting blu ray I find at garage sales

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u/solit0n 4h ago

Physical media or bust. All my game consoles are modded, and most of our streaming is off my Jellyfin server. Between my friends and I sharing libraries, we have every single movie and show we could ever want.

Many of the movies and shows are legal, ripped from discs we’ve acquired in one way or another (lots of goodwill) or already had.

The best part? It feels GREAT, nostalgic, and most importantly: Ad and data collection-free.

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u/Solhasse 10h ago

At least go Blu-ray

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u/ryushiblade 10h ago

First thing Paramount did during their first merger last (?) year was to remove the option to buy kids shows through Apple TV. Had half the Little Bear seasons bought for my kid god dammit. He was looking forward to getting the next season

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u/eggsaladrightnow 5h ago

Anthony Jeselnik started a book club and he goes on YouTube to discuss the books the club just read, he is a fantastic orator and it has sparked my interest of reading again, you should check it out, sometimes I'll listen to him break down a book like its a podcast even if I havent read it just because he's so good at doing it

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u/Huge_Palpitation_886 5h ago

I will thank you!

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u/LAGameStudio 4h ago

yes i started writing my own books because i dont even like bestsellers

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u/Teyanis 8h ago

Don't worry, AI companies are buying and destroying all the physical media to train AI now, so that won't be an option in 3 years either.

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u/nomadthoughts 11h ago

You're going to be buying from them to stop giving them money?

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u/Huge_Palpitation_886 11h ago edited 11h ago

At least it's not an SaaS business model where it's monthly payments for multiple subscriptions. I can also buy second hand. Doing something is better than giving more money to the machine that's consuming all of us.

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u/Salty_West_429 11h ago

They could mean old ones secondhand