>However the difference is that this has already been an option for people like you for roughly the last 50 years.

You're correct, but for most of the past 50 years, those people have had to wait for months beyond its initial release date in order to legally access it in their homes. That means months of avoiding chatter about it at work or in public that could spoil the movie for them.

>This decision is the first solid indication that going to theater might not be an option for people like me in the future.

I mean, maybe? Perhaps that would depend more on where you live. There will always be a certain portion of the populace that prefers a theater experience, so there will always be that option available. I'd just imagine that there won't be as many theaters operating a decade from now as there currently are.

My speculation: the movie theater, like the non-movie theater (for distinction I'll use "play house"), will always exist.

However, the density of movie theaters will decrease. Previously most small towns had a movie theater but not a play house. Similarly, movie theaters will likely only exist in the downtown or perhaps a large mall of a densely populated location.

Movie theaters will likely continue their trend to become more expensive, i.e. alcoholic drinks, food, etc. basically become a decent restaurant/bar with an amazing AV experience.

Huh? This seems like the exact opposite of that. For one of the first times in history, people who would rather watch new movies at home will have that option. And it has only been in the last 5 years or so that accessible home video technology has arguably been somewhat competitive with the cinema (I'm thinking mostly of UHD and HDR displays and content).

That simply means more people value watching at home over the theater experience and are choosing to vote with their wallets this way.