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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/ignoremesenpie on 2024-11-06 02:23:01+00:00.

I got Amazon Prime after so long of going without even using my account to buy shit. Well, now that I have a house away from the city (i.e., away from the stores) that needs to be maintained, I actually need to rely on online shopping now since I can’t afford to just drive to the nearest store for three hours one way. I got Prime to cut down on shipping, mostly. Imagine my surprise when I found out I got Prime Video with it.

I thought this was my chance to not pirate so much since I did want to give the new Yakuza show a try. For context, I bought Yakuza 0 on Steam during a sale and I was so satisfied that I already bought three more games in the series when they went back on sale and I’m still planning to pick off the rest.

Yeah, well, since I usually go for years without making a purchase, Amazon thought it was strange that I’d want to give them several hundred dollars at once in order to prevent my house from becoming my tomb over the winter, so they disabled it. Can’t even access the streaming now, and since it’s been over two weeks since I signed up for Prime, they ain’t refunding shit.

I know the video streaming isn’t the priority here, but this is it. The last straw. Never again. The time and effort isn’t worth it to consume streaming content legally. I’m more likely to pirate than buy physical releases due to limited funds, but still. At least I’d have something to show for it if I gave what little money I had to entertainment I enjoy.