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A few years ago, Crunchyroll (bought out by Sony a year or so prior) bought out the absolute best online manga and anime retailer in the US, Rightstuf, with the promise of maintaining that company's pro-consumer model. The sales, the packaging quality, the item selection, etc.

Very quickly the packaging became horrible, and people were very upset. They also never did kept their promises of maintaining rightstuf's model for their seasonal sales. Then they removed access to the store for non Crunchyroll members.

Today, they have removed all manga and most blu-rays. They're slowly trying to force people into a world where consumers own nothing in the most anti-consumer way possible.

I know there are many people that try to hope for an all digital market allowing for good pricing, but history shows that the opposite is true. I've seen many people holding out hope or claiming people are doomers. All things many said about the rightstuf buyout. And here we are. Just felt like I'd provide further reason for caution.

According to Nikkei, one of Japan’s biggest business newspapers, Sony Group is launching an initiative to develop distinctive character IP that can be used across games, anime, movies, merchandise and other forms of entertainment.

Sony Creative Products (SCP) has established a dedicated team for the initiative, with Sony reportedly targeting ¥10 billion in sales from new IP by FY2030.

Nikkei highlights Sony’s lack of globally recognisable original characters compared with companies such as Nintendo and Sega, as well as Sanrio’s success with characters like Hello Kitty.

Sony reportedly sees its lack of newer game-originated characters as an issue, with franchises such as Ape Escape and PaRappa among the examples, while neither has received a new entry in more than a decade.

Source: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC217NH0R20C26A7000000/

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