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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread Overseas The Discotek Media Thread (plus AnimEigo).I have a couple of times. I didn't get hit with customs charges - you'll notice you pay the sales tax/VAT at checkout. I think you may have to pay something though if the value... -
BrokenPhoenix reacted to cfx's post in the thread Overseas The Discotek Media Thread (plus AnimEigo) with
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Hahaha 😆 at the heading on the latest MediaOCD email: A Same MediaOCD Store And Member Experience Is Coming Soon -
BrokenPhoenix reacted to cfx's post in the thread UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread with Like.
You may be right, but they've really cut down on any kind of collector's editions as well, but are kind of doubling down on steelbooks, though that seems more common with...
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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread.My fun prediction is that Crunchyroll will continue to do home video releases - but only selective high-price premium sets. I reckon they want to do away with selling the large...
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to Dai's post in the thread UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread with Like.
As someone without a 4K TV, I'm not only not excited by the Ghibli catalogue acquisition, I'm kind of annoyed. This is going to be another stack of re-releases clogging up the...
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Tony Rayns, who has done extras for many Asian film releases on disc, has passed away. Here is a nice article via MediaOCD: https://mediaocd.com/tony-rayns-1948-2026/
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to DJ-samurai7's post in the thread UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread with Like.
A mysterious part 3 blu-ray has arrived! What series could this be? 🤔 Jokes aside, I hope they release a big outer box for all four parts of TYBW (like they did for the naruto...
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to Vashdaman's post in the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread) with Like.
Yeah I can well imagine it's a combination of being both by design and the current trajectory of consumer trends. I'm sure eliminating the second hand market has probably been...
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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread).It is definitely ambiguous whether free to play game downloads are included in those numbers you highlighted. My question would be: if £0 game transactions are included in...
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to Dai's post in the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread) with Like.
There are, but those numbers are skewed and misleading. Here's Sony's most recent financial data. Look at page 12 for the data that the gaming media have been copy-pasting for...
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to Aion (Retired)'s post in the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread) with Like.
Regarding the cost of gaming ballooning, we never needed hyper realistic graphics and all that jazz. At all. Sony's two most recent successes sum it up best: Astro Bot, which...
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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread).I completely agree with you on the risks of digital ownership. The fact that your library of digitals games can be wiped out by a server shutdown or a licensing dispute is a...
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BrokenPhoenix reacted to Falcon1991's post in the thread UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread with Like.
That art work with Team Taka plus Orochimaru the other side. Love it!
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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread The Gaming News Thread (for news that doesn't need a thread).At the end of the day, we are where we are because consumers at large no longer buy physical releases as much as they used to. With already thin margins, producing...
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BrokenPhoenix replied to the thread UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread.I'm absolutely loving the artwork for these Shippuden sets https://blog.alltheanime.com/july-2026-pre-orders/