PlayStation encourages Blu-ray adoption by deleting purchased movies from customer accounts
PlayStation users in the UK face the permanent removal of over 500 paid digital movies from their accounts.
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The brief
Sony is removing more than 550 movies from the libraries of PlayStation Network users. The affected content includes titles such as Terminator 2 and Apocalypse Now. This action specifically impacts customers located in the UK and involves films licensed by Studio Canal.
Coverage from outlets including Push Square, PCMag, and Insider Gaming emphasizes the loss of access to previously purchased digital content. Reports indicate that these titles will be permanently deleted from user libraries regardless of prior payments. Observers are tracking whether access to these specific titles will be restored or if the removals will expand to other regions.
Further updates from Sony regarding the status of the impacted Studio Canal catalog are currently awaited.
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Quick answers
Which movies are being removed?
Coverage confirms the removal of over 550 films, including Terminator 2 and Apocalypse Now.
Who is affected by these removals?
The deletions are impacting PlayStation Network users located in the UK.
What is the reason for the deletions?
Coverage does not yet specify the reason for the removal of these Studio Canal films.
Coverage (6)
- Sony Will Permanently Delete 550+ Movies You Already Paid For Push Square · 1d ago
- PlayStation removing purchased content from your library again MSN · 1d ago
- PlayStation to remove 500+ movies even if users have paid for them | 'Apocalypse Now' to also be removed Inshorts · 1d ago
- Sony deleting 551 movies from own customers' accounts Boing Boing · 1d ago
- PlayStation Users Losing Access to Purchased Studio Canal Films Insider Gaming · 1d ago
- Love Terminator 2? PlayStation Network Deletes 500+ Movies for UK Users PCMag · 1d ago
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