Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall

Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million::Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    441·
    9 months ago

    I wouldn’t have necessarily minded a price hike, at least not enough to drop D+ over it. It was the shitty writing that made me drop it, specifically Secret Invasion. That was the shitshow that made me go, “I’m done being angry at stupid, lazy-ass writing, I’m walking away.” And I’ve been fine. I haven’t even felt the need to pirate anything, I just don’t care anymore at this point.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      123·
      9 months ago

      They killed fucking Maria Hill, and not even in an epic way. Just poof, dead.

      Unforgivable.

    • ohlaph@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, Dianey+ just isn’t worth it unless you uave children these days.

      • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        I would obviously prefer not to, but if it was delivering a quality product that I liked I might. Prices go up all the time, sometimes I’ll pay, sometimes not, it just depends. With D+ though, I really wasn’t using it for anything in their extensive library, it was really just the new shows coming out. With the quality being as bad as it’s been from the get-go, I was just tired of the Marvel/Star Wars writers treating their audience like they’re idiots. It was frustrating going from one contrived scene to the next with the barest of logic applied to anything, things only happening just to get to the next scene, without any regard for what would actually make sense for the characters. The constant character assassination and cheapening of their franchises.

    • Microplasticbrain@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I couldn’t even make it through the first 15 minutes. After kenobi im just not investing time in a whole season for a few moments of cool shit.