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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Exactly!

When I found Netflix, I subbed and stayed a customer for years because they provided the content I wanted at a low price. Now, however, the content has been split across a bunch of different streaming services, and juggling subscriptions and finding the content I want is a PITA, so I don't bother. I cancelled everything except Netflix, and I plan to cancel that next month once my SO finishes the Netflix originals they want to watch, and we just buy what we want and I rip them to our Jellyfin server (or if I can't find it legally to own, we pirate).

I'm a bit less concerned about the price and more frustrated by the change in user experience. I understand they can't have everything all the time, but now it seems like they rarely have what I want, so we end up not using the service much. Screw paying for something I don't use.

Valve has the right idea. I could jump between services and get a bit better deal, but I actually end up rebuying games I got free on other platforms because the Steam experience is so good. I have a Steam Deck, and it's really nice to just pick it up and play. My desktop is Linux, and it's really nice that most games just work w/o fiddling. I still shop around a little, but most of my gaming money goes to Valve because the service works well.