Was surprised there was no thread for this. Launch date revealed to be May 27th:
I'll be keeping Netflix but will almost certainly be adding this to it.Really excited for this. We’re already discussing replacing Netflix with it.
It’ll auto convertSo...I already have HBO Now. I take it there's no reason not to drop that and get this instead for the same price?
HBO Now will basically cease to exist and your subscription will just be rolled into HBO Max as I understand it. It's the same price point with more content.So...I already have HBO Now. I take it there's no reason not to drop that and get this instead for the same price?
That’s true if you have HBO Now. If you have HBO Go (pay for HBO through someone else), it’ll depend on your cable provider.HBO Now will basically cease to exist and your subscription will just be rolled into HBO Max as I understand it. It's the same price point with more content.
There's a deal currently to get HBO Max for $11.99/month for the first year if you purchase before May 27th. Purchasing it ahead of time also gets you access to HBO Now until HBO Max launches.
HBO Max is Warner Media’s streaming service and will have lots of original content only available on the app.I don’t quite get it. What is the diff between HBO and HBO Max? They’re both cable correct?
Anything I need to do as a HBO NOW subscriber? Just cxl that and sub to HBO Max?
There's a deal currently to get HBO Max for $11.99/month for the first year if you purchase before May 27th. Purchasing it ahead of time also gets you access to HBO Now until HBO Max launches.
HBO Max is well worth it on day 1 from my view. HBO has a much larger content library and it varies in tone a lot more than Disney's library. HBO Now is the same price as HBO Max and HBO Max will be adding a ton of content to the service on top of what you were already paying for.We won't know till they release viewership metrics in 2021, at which point subscriptions in HBO Max could have risen or fallen due to a variety of other factors.
I think the Mandalorian comparison is apt for different reasons. Like Disney+, HBO Max only has a robust library of content to its name and one big ticket item (Mandalorian, Snyder JL), but not much else. Of course, there's a vibrant list of future content planned for each service, but they're too far in advance for the service to feel worthwhile in the present.
I guess beyond Ghibli, I don't see what I would be getting from HBO Max that I wouldn't mostly have with HBO, unless all future WB releases will stream exclusively on HBO Max?HBO Max is well worth it on day 1 from my view. HBO has a much larger content library and it varies in tone a lot more than Disney's library. HBO Now is the same price as HBO Max and HBO Max will be adding a ton of content to the service on top of what you were already paying for.
Also, it's not like HBO isn't constantly putting out high quality original shows. My hope is that HBOMax will expose more people to Watchmen and the series will eventually get a season 2 because it deserves one.
I don't know what that is, but the name sounds rad and I'm looking it up.Highlander II: The Renegade Cut would like a word.
I think it's a given that WB releases will be exclusive to HBO Max. All studios are going this direction. Disney with Disney+, and Universal with Peacock. The other studios like Sony and Lionsgate are the only ones doing licensing deals still.I guess beyond Ghibli, I don't see what I would be getting from HBO Max that I wouldn't mostly have with HBO, unless all future WB releases will stream exclusively on HBO Max?