I think it is a unfortunate decision to seperate a game like this, because it will always tied to a internet connection, and should they cut the servers one day, the game will be tied to the console or PC you downloaded the movies to.
They should at least have included some lower quality movies on the disk, with the option to stream or download the high quality, to make it a standalone release that you can pick up and play again in a few years without worrying about the video parts. It would make sense, especially for a game that doesn't have any online multiplayer.
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’
