Entertainment 2.0 #630 – Streaming Shrinkflation

Max is removing features. Fire TV gets more ads. Apple TV+ raises prices. Spotify includes audiobook streaming. The Meta Quest 3 is fantastic, and the Steam Deck OLED improves a great system.

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Josh is finally back to cover the latest consumer entertainment tech news with Richard! On this week’s show, they discuss Max removing features from grandfathered plans, Amazon placing even more advertisements into the Fire TV interface, and Apple TV Plus’ big price increases. In the audio news, Spotify allows premium subscribers to listen to audiobooks. On the gaming front, the Meta Quest 3 is available now, and the Steam Deck OLED fixes many of the issues with the original portable gaming PC.

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Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribersAmazon Enshittifies the Fire TV User Interface with Even More Ads – Thurrott.comApple TV Plus is getting a price hike — and other Apple subscriptions are, too – The VergeSpotify Premium subscribers can now listen to over 200000 audiobooks for freeMeta Quest 3 Review – IGNReview: Steam Deck OLED’s brilliant screen fixes the portable’s biggest flaw | Ars Technica

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