Home of the Dragon season 2 is lastly out subsequent week… solely drawback is, you are now having to pay extra to take pleasure in it.
The promise of streaming providers is that they had been a less expensive various to cable that allow you to watch no matter you need, everytime you need, advert free. Over time, they began making authentic applications and movies too. Besides lately, just about each streaming service has a plan that prices the identical as what you initially paid, now with advertisements, and the quantity you are now paying to not have advertisements goes up seemingly on the whim of whichever the related executives are. This time, it is these on the prime of Warner Bros. which have determined to up the price of its personal streaming service, Max, previously referred to as HBO Max.
That is proper, efficient instantly you will be paying a greenback extra a month in the event you’re on the month-to-month ad-free plan, the associated fee rising from $16 to $17 a month (by way of Deadline). If you happen to’re on the annual plan, you had been beforehand paying $150, however now you will be paying $170, a rise of $20 a yr (that works out at about $14 a month, so it is nonetheless cheaper than the brand new month-to-month worth of $17). These of you that do not thoughts watching just a few advertisements will nonetheless be taking part in both $10 a month or $100 a yr, so don’t be concerned, you get to take pleasure in Home of the Dragon season 2 simply the identical as you’d have anyway.
It does really feel a bit sneaky of Warner Bros. to extend the associated fee like this, actually lower than two weeks away from the discharge of Home of the Dragon season 2 (which is able to simply be the streaming service’s largest present of the yr). So in the event you’re determined to have each the Recreation of Thrones spin-off and different upcoming reveals like The Penguin, you are going to must go a greenback shorter a month.