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@bladeofcreation: C’mon, that’s not even taking the other side of the argument seriously. No one is paying $30 for a single ticket. But for the demographic that Mulan is going for, namely families, $30 is pretty reasonable given the average ticket price in North America.

Maybe that doesn’t apply to you, but be honest, were you actually planning to go to see Mulan in theatres by yourself?

@arcitee: That’s fair, and sure I get that people can prefer the theatre. But the argument being presented here is that the price of a movie ticket means you’re paying for ambience and a nice theatre setup. That’s not necessarily universal and so this Mulan rollout could work for some people.

@zoofame: I for one would pay more money to avoid the “theatre quality setup”. $30 to watch the next Avengers movie without sitting in a room with inconsiderate strangers? Sign me up!

Or, you know, wait six months for the “home movie” release and just move on with my life. Outrage over this, for a movie I’m willing to bet very few people on this thread were actually interested in watching, seems a smidge too intense.

$30 for a family of four to have a movie night at home with a new release seems pretty reasonable to me, and make no mistake that is the demographic for Mulan. It doesn’t even feel like a Disney money grab in this case, considering that the theatrical box office is the reason why studios can put $100+ million dollar movies on a streaming service at no additional cost. Don’t like it? Wait six months like we all do when we don’t want to pay movie theatre prices.

@monkeyking1969: Sooooo, work for more money that you don’t have time to spend, or abscond with fuck you money and all the time in the world. I’m gonna go with the latter 10 out of 10 times if given the choice.

A power line adapter is probably the cheapest option for you, but if that’s not an option, I highly recommend the Google branded mesh networks. They aren’t crazy expensive and they work really well to extend your range.

God, I hate this practice of console exclusivity of features, but damn if it didn’t work on me. Between Spidey and the PS4 beta this Friday, I plonked down a preorder this weekend on PSN even though I’d much rather play on my One X. But then, how does this really move the needle for Sony? We’re so far into this gen that most people made their platform selection long ago, and it only matters to PS/Xbox owners like me who are crazy enough to buy both. It can’t be that large of a demographic!

@yesiamaduck: It’s going to be hilarious when you’ll be able to play PS5 games on PC or phone using PSNow with just any modern Bluetooth controller but the console itself will require a Dual Sense for “reasons”.

I personally really liked the half step consoles, especially now that we can see both Microsoft and Sony moving to multiple SKUs for their next gen launches. It allows them to not compromise the top end to meet a lower price point while still having a lower priced entry point for people that don’t need the extra power. And heck, in Microsoft’s case, they’re still going to support the supposedly obsoleted base X1 even though it’s not even in production anymore. It’s honestly a win-win all around IMO.

@zeik: PS1 controllers were absolutely forward compatible with PS2. I used my PS1 Dual Shock extensively with my PS2, and in fact that remains my only working controller for that system. And honestly, there really was no reason not to make the DS3 compatible with PS4. I use my DS3’s on PC and Switch with no issues.

@pnutz83: Sounds like Sony is meeting you where you are, and you should probably get a PS5. Microsoft is going a different way, and that’s totally cool. Doesn’t change what Sony is doing, and for people that prefer Microsoft’s approach there’s always the Series X (or Xbox One if they don’t want to buy new hardware).

I don’t get the reasoning behind having Microsoft emulate Sony’s output. Be honest, if Microsoft studios started churning out nothing but expensive open worlds and 30 hour cinematic stealth games, would you really switch consoles? To me, that just seems like a quick way for Microsoft to lose a whole lot of money with very little to show for it.