That may change soon, as post-release fixes are becoming increasingly common in digital movies and TV shows.
Although this may sound like a good thing, there are a few reasons to be wary.
But some mistakes are too severe to ignore.
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Some film releases include damaging mistakes that require a full recall of all physical copies.
Mistakes like these are incredibly rare but extremely costly for distributors.
This is already a common problem in the gaming and software industries.
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As with films,software patches allow developers to address significant issuesand provide consumers with the best product possible.
However, they can be easily abused to excuse negligent business practices that sacrifice quality for an early release.
Film re-shoots, and physical media replacements are too expensive to be worth a rushed release.
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Post-release patches also pose a risk to film preservation.
Although updates are used to improve movies, there’s value in archiving older versions of classic films.
The same can’t always be said for digital media.
Despite this, they shouldn’t become a common occurrence for digital movies and series.
For now, you may want tobuy physical copies of your favorite filmsto preserve their unedited versions.
