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Hopefully original quality versions of things will stay available. I was pretty hyped to rewatch Westworld when the 4K HDR bluray seasons came out. Soooo much better quality than streaming.
Me too but I just don't see how that'll be possible without something physical to put it on since studios will likely never give us straight digital files without a bunch of DRM hoops to jump through.
Perhaps they will give us digital files but tied to some service like Amazon or VUDU where you can only watch it through their app after purchasing a copy for as long as the company still holds distribution rights. This has some major pitfalls for the average consumer though since your purchases will be locked into a specific app with some shitty media interface and they'll only be temporary as companies often holds the rights for a specific period of time.
Yeah, for movies and TV shows in original quality, physical media makes a lot of sense due to the size. I know I've been able to buy lossless music as raw FLAC file downloads, which has been really nice.