[James2001]

Stuff disappearing without trace really is starting to become a major, major issue with streaming. At least with physical media you still have your copies, and likely second hand ones out there too you can buy, even if they stop selling the DVD/Blu-Ray in question. With streaming, it's just gone. Similar with digital downloads you may have purchased if you need to replace your computer or the DRM expires, it's all far too ephermeral and subject to the whims of big companies who can withdraw it with a moment's notice, whereas I still have 20 year old DVDs and 30 year old VHSs I can still watch even though they've long since stopped being sold.

I'm sure at one point it was touted that studios running their own streaming services with their own content, even though it meant content would be more fractured and you'd need more subscriptions, it wasn't likely to be withdrawn like it is when they're licensing it to third party services like Netflix and Amazon. Quite quickly proving to be a lie with all these high profile content purges (especially those apparently "gone for good" and unlikely to reappear anywhere as tax writeoffs, like with HBO Max).