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by dcole2929 2853 days ago
I mean this is such a straw man argument. It's simply impossible to maintain HBO level quality putting out the amount of content they do. And to make it clear they have no choice but to greenlight that amount of content.

Autoplay though was a profoundly good idea. It's literally the reason binge watching exist, which from a business is genius. For what reason do you dislike autoplay?

I see nothing wrong with search either. I mostly use the PS4 app in which in works fine. It's admittedly not the best but certainly no worse than any other streaming service and worlds better than what my cable provider has.

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The whole streaming industry is a joke. It's like fast food for the brain, and I include HBO in it. Where are the documentaries, where are the interviews, there are so many good stuff to watch out there, why the only thing available on all those services is junk, stupid nonsense fiction? I include amazon in that critic.

>For what reason do you dislike autoplay?

Because it doesn't bring anything but distraction. If I want it to play, I can click, if I want to browse, I don't need a preview. Most of their movies is shit anyway so why would I need to preview them?

> It's admittedly not the best but certainly no worse than any other streaming service

Amazon is way better, both on their app and website.

EDIT: amazon (prime) is better for the search, content wise, it's the same poor selection of violent movies and idiotic documentaries.