Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming - Engadget
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It's coming back with a monthly subscription.
  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    1·
    1 hour ago

    It’s not like it already was shitty when version 3 was released

    I still remember the hate for the new interface

    Version 5 (“it’s so good, we skipped v4”) was even worse

    • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      45 minutes ago

      Underappreciated work. Note that you can drag-n-drop your own music and listen it there!

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 hours ago

    Last time I heard about a Winamp reboot it was a Bandcamp ripoff with added cryptoslop. While this seems marginally better it’s still pretty disappointing.

    Deezer seems alright as a streaming service, though, and they’re French so there’s that.

  • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
    50·
    14 hours ago

    “To take on streaming”

    In a partnership with Deezer, Winamp will be reborn as a completely new player with its own premium subscription service, with Deezer providing the white-label streaming technology and licensed catalog.

    So, basically a nostalgic skin for Deezer.

  • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    137·
    24 hours ago

    It’s coming back with a monthly subscription.

    It’s dead already, then. WinAmp’s heritage was providing a free audio player. I was looking forward to a refreshed build to test out, but I won’t pay for it.

    There are a dozen better, free, maintained, and actively developed players out there. This is less than too little, and far too late. Those of us who used winamp back when it was still activly developed will continue to have nostalgia for it, but I bet it will be DOA to most of the target audience.

    I’ve only kept up on news for it because I was hoping it would be reborn true to itself. I have zero interest in it as a subscription model.

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      15·
      23 hours ago

      it appears to be just an added optional feature, a winamp-branded deezer subscription and client, with the traditional local play and customization and what-not still part of the ‘free’ program (presumably… details are scarce).

      but… i left winamp years ago. i won’t go back. i have playlists sorted and can just use vlc these days. idc about customizing or visualizations and that shit. i just want a player to sit in the background and do its thing. there’s dozens of acceptable programs without a subscription sales pitch built in.

      • ITGuyLevi@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        Yeah, I loved winamp back in the day, but it’s been a quarter of a century and now it’s primary purpose (the ability to play mp3’s) is no longer it’s primary purpose. If I’m looking for another music player, it’s primary purpose needs to be playing music files, not trying to convince me to sign up for another shitty service.

      • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        23 hours ago

        Unlike traditional digital streaming platforms, the new Winamp Player will not be limited to music streaming. It will seamlessly combine premium streaming with users’ local music libraries, internet radio stations, podcasts, personal cloud-based collections and other audio sources, while introducing a highly customizable interface, new social capabilities and innovative ways to discover, organize and enjoy music.

        Source https://www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/

        It sounds like the local playback is the “optional” feature. That’s still gonna be a no, at least for me. Fpr Hifi, I’ll stick with FooBar2k, or something that is a proper hi-res FLAC player first and has bolt-ons/plugins second. The same article also links to another, they actually already released a new build of classic winamp a few years ago.

        https://www.engadget.com/winamp-mp3-player-software-returns-191027227.html