Nick Schedules the New 2012 Show for DVD with 'Rise of the Turtles'

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

And the problem is you can't resell them if you decide you don't want them anymore. Many older games I have difficulty going back to due to outdated gameplay mechanics or graphics and have sold them off. With digital you're stuck with them and can't even make a little bit of money back for them.

If that's the only case you can make, that's sad.

The game industry is actively trying to kill the used game business as it is. Oh boy, I don't get 5 bucks back on this game I spent 60 on. Stop everything! Play some Xbox live arcade sometime. I love having a stupid big library of games without the fear of hoarder cave-in.

[CyberCubed]

The restrictions are also an annoyance. If I buy the show on itunes I can't watch it on TV without resorting to illegal activities. If I buy the show on the PSNstore or Xbox Live, they're literally stuck on my game consoles and you can't copy them to DVDs. If I buy it on Amazon video similar calamities arise.

The fact that digital media has so many restrictions no matter who you buy it from is also why I don't bother. Meanwhile DVDs and blu-rays work on any player you have, or on PS3, or on PC for that matter.

[Spitfire]

My problem with digital games is they're locked to your console. No bringing them to a friends house to play without bringing your HD and no lending them to friends either. Video games have been moving closer and closer to removing the in room interaction with fellow players for about a decade now though so I'm not surprised.

As for movies/shows I don't buy digital either. I share my collection with my family and it would be pretty difficult to do so without discs. But I'm also the kind of person who needs a psychical copy of something to feel like I own it. I've lost digital purchases because of stupid things before. I got a new HD and lost games I bought off XBLA. Microsoft told me they couldn't do anything about it.

[Zulithe]

So it has the first 6 episodes (if counting premier as 2), 6 animatics and 1 karaoke theme song. I have the iTunes season pass and it contains all of that plus all the rest of the episodes in season 1 (when they finally air) as well as probably some more bonus videos to come.

Again if you are getting a gift for a child I think this is great. For most of us, I think buying the season on itunes or amazon or some other digital retailer, or simlpy waiting for the entire season on blu-ray is better.

I know some don't like iTunes due to restrictions on what devices you can use to play the content. But it does have some advantages, such as you can actually DOWNLOAD the entire episodes, not only stream them.

[The Stryker]

Xbox purchases are tied to your account. As long as you keep the same accoubt you can re-download anything you've previously purchased even if it's off the market. I don't know what you did to lose your ish but it's clearly not a regular situation. I once logged in on an xbox that wasn't mine on an xbox in miami. Downloaded a game that I owned and was playing it with a room of people in 5 minutes.

Of course there are weird restrictions and issues but as it becomes the norm it'll become easier and easier. Most stuff now is really just behind a log-in screen and more and more TVs are coming with that stuff built in.

Don't expect to be able to burn stuff onto a dvd though. Because that just defeats the entire purpose.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The restrictions are also an annoyance. If I buy the show on itunes I can't watch it on TV without resorting to illegal activities. If I buy the show on the PSNstore or Xbox Live, they're literally stuck on my game consoles and you can't copy them to DVDs. If I buy it on Amazon video similar calamities arise.

Dude, you should make this your avatar:

[chrisdude]

You agree to the terms of whatever format when you buy it. But note there is a difference in the rules between downloadable games and videos. At least on PSN.

PSN actually doesn't allow you to re-download videos the way it does games, because of licensing reasons, and I wouldn't be surprised if XBox was the same way. When my PS3 yellow-lighted and died, I had to go speak to management on the phone to find someone who would restore my one movie purchase. And even he made it clear that it wasn't their policy.

[Allio]

All I'm getting from this thread is

"WAH WAH WAH, My preferences is better than yours!"

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Jephael

Dude, you should make this your avatar:

This is coming from someone who still clings to his VHS tapes and his VCR?

[mikey22]

i agree with cyber cubed

sometimes ya want to clear out the old games ya beat, or if ya upgrade dvd to blu ray of ya just dont need them anymore.

digital does suck in a sense. o well.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

This is coming from someone who still clings to his VHS tapes and his VCR?

To be fair I'm fond of all forms of audio/video entertainment past and present, not just 80s cassettes. You should see my record collection!

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Allio

All I'm getting from this thread is

"WAH WAH WAH, My preferences is better than yours!"

All I've been saying is that I prefer digital media for shows like this and that it seems like the industry is shifting in that direction as well which is why it's alittle weird to think that a "Season One Blu-Ray set" is happening for sure.

But whatever.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

This is coming from someone who still clings to his VHS tapes and his VCR?

Hey, there's nothing wrong with a good ole unreleased on DVD or bluray VHS tape.

[Coola Yagami]

Nothing beats something you actually physically own. It's like those e-books or whatever. Lose your i-pad or whatever and whoops, there goes all your digital comics. I'll always rather have the actual book, DVD, and game disc than downloadable stuff.

I'm curious though. If you once owned the TMNT arcade game and Re-Shelled on your HD and lost it... can you still get it back from your XBox or whatever account, even if Ubisoft no longer distributes the game? I always wondered about that.

[prophecy718]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Nothing beats something you actually physically own. It's like those e-books or whatever. Lose your i-pad or whatever and whoops, there goes all your digital comics. I'll always rather have the actual book, DVD, and game disc than downloadable stuff.

I'm curious though. If you once owned the TMNT arcade game and Re-Shelled on your HD and lost it... can you still get it back from your XBox or whatever account, even if Ubisoft no longer distributes the game? I always wondered about that.

yes you can redownload it under the account you used to download

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Nothing beats something you actually physically own. It's like those e-books or whatever. Lose your i-pad or whatever and whoops, there goes all your digital comics. I'll always rather have the actual book, DVD, and game disc than downloadable stuff.

I'm curious though. If you once owned the TMNT arcade game and Re-Shelled on your HD and lost it... can you still get it back from your XBox or whatever account, even if Ubisoft no longer distributes the game? I always wondered about that.

You can re-download anything you've purchased. Just a matter of scrolling the download history.

Also you wouldn't lose your stuff if the ipad was stolen or lost or whatever since all of that stuff is linked to accounts. Change your password just to insure the ish and you're good to go. It's not nearly as scary as you think.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The restrictions are also an annoyance. If I buy the show on itunes I can't watch it on TV without resorting to illegal activities.

How is this at all the case? Not only can you simply plug your laptop/desktop into a TV with HDMI to watch whatever you want on your screen, you also have the option of an Apple TV where iTunes is concerned. It's a little box that costs under $100 and streams all of your purchased content to your TV. In no way, shape, or form does downloading a show on iTunes restrict you from using it on a TV.

I can see buying stuff on iTunes and being restricted to watching it on your computer as an issue to someone stuck in the year 2000, but there comes a point where someones inability to keep up with years old technology can no longer be used as the basis for complaints.

I've been downloading and watching all the HD episodes of Turtles the day they air, on my television and it's a dream situation, especially for someone who can't sit around all morning and watch cartoons.

And to be clear, I'm not saying that digital distribution is the one and only God of media. I'd much rather own a nice physical copy of something I genuinely love, but so few of these shows ever got the proper BD release they deserve. I'd rather own the entire show digitally in HD than own an SD physical copy.

Originally Posted by chrisdude

PSN actually doesn't allow you to re-download videos the way it does games, because of licensing reasons, and I wouldn't be surprised if XBox was the same way. When my PS3 yellow-lighted and died, I had to go speak to management on the phone to find someone who would restore my one movie purchase. And even he made it clear that it wasn't their policy.

Microsoft has a pretty polished, if not entirely pointless, media delivery service with the Zune marketplace, so video downloads work in the exact same manner as game downloads. Sony's attempts at digital video distribution aren't quite up to snuff in that specific case, unfortunately.

[SS Kakarot]

The DVD is also coming out in the UK on March 25th!



Here is Amazon's description:

Emerging from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are ready to explore the hostile streets of NYC. Join these four super dudes--Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo--as they face enemies more dangerous (and taste pizza more delicious) than anything they could have imagined.

Special Features: The Mutation of a Scene: Rise of the Turtles, Part 1

Run Time: 132 minutes

[MrTMNT2012]

Originally Posted by SS Kakarot

The DVD is also coming out in the UK on March 25th!



Here is Amazon's description:

Emerging from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are ready to explore the hostile streets of NYC. Join these four super dudes--Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo--as they face enemies more dangerous (and taste pizza more delicious) than anything they could have imagined.

Special Features: The Mutation of a Scene: Rise of the Turtles, Part 1

Run Time: 132 minutes

YES! The DVD Cover looks Awesome. Definitely gonna get this on March!

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by SS Kakarot

The DVD is also coming out in the UK on March 25th!

Spoiler:

Here is Amazon's description:

Emerging from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are ready to explore the hostile streets of NYC. Join these four super dudes--Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo--as they face enemies more dangerous (and taste pizza more delicious) than anything they could have imagined.

Special Features: The Mutation of a Scene: Rise of the Turtles, Part 1

Run Time: 132 minutes

Lookin good