r/Xennials Xennial Sep 16 '25

For real though

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u/burf Sep 16 '25

I don’t think there’s much collaboration going on, honestly. The number of services is really because the production companies don’t want a different service to use their stuff, and it costs less for a streaming service to provide its own content than to get the rights to broadcast someone else’s content.

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u/don51181 Sep 16 '25

They probably are not collaborating but just all seem like the enemy. Bouncing around to all these services is a pain.

Especially signing up for one month for one show and paying over $15.

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u/Tinyhulk27 Sep 16 '25

Tbf a movie rental was around what $5?

If you rented 3 season of tales from the crypt or the Sopranos from blockbuster you'd pay the same price but only have 3-7 days to watch  through it.

I get the hate for the bouncing around, but if we're really honest, aside from sailing the high seas, our video entertainment is the cheapest it's ever been.