He addresses that in the pinned comment
Comment on [Technology Connections] Some DVD re-releases got cheapened out in a weird way [17:59]
Peffse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m surprised this video is still up, since the entire premise is false. They are bootlegs he bought off ebay, not official releases.
Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Well it doesnt matter, he acknowledged they are probably bootlegs in the comments and updated the title. People make mistakes, but its not a very big one here and the overall point of the video is still the same.
Peffse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s a pretty big mistake, though given it’s his second (casual) channel it is very low stakes.
He can’t posit that re-releases are being done on single layer DVDs to save money, but use bootlegs as proof. Bootlegs aren’t a DVD release done by the distributor. That’s a pretty fatal flaw in logic.
It’s the equivalent of “Steam games are getting re-released in a weird way” and linking to Pirate Bay torrents, and the entire video is about how cheap games have gotten since they don’t have Steam features like achievements and cloud-save.
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
It's really not a big deal lol. He already pointed out his error and leaving the video up is fine, it's showing that you can make mistakes and hold accountability. But its a fucking DVD video, let's not blow something so minor out of proportion for "drama" lmao
Peffse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s not drama, I’m just surprised is all. He’s usually very good about his accuracy, so when the entire premise is wrong I would have expected him to retract the video instead of leaving a comment someone can miss.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
It’s a tiny mistake that literally has no effect at all on the over all message of the video. It’s a fun “huh” moment to realize what’s actually happening. But nothing more.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh no.
I remember bootlegs being common for certain genres at used DVD stores back in the 2000s. I pointed some out once, and the clerk was like “whatever man.”
aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This was posted to his low-effort second channel, he is probably leaving it up explicitly because people are using it to discuss ebay bootlegs in the comments.