Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month

Enlarge / House of the Dragon is one of the shows Max offers in 4K HDR. (credit: Warner Bros. Discovery)

Max subscribers who were grandfathered into the streaming company's cheapest ad-free plan are about to see their service get worse.

Those people who came to the Max service from HBO Max had access to 4K and HDR streams, as well as the ability to stream from three devices simultaneously, with their $15.99 per month plan. The plan hasn't been offered to new Max subscribers; you had to be grandfathered in.

The Verge reported today that Max has started emailing customers, informing them that they will no longer be able to access 4K or HDR streams and will be limited to streaming to two simultaneous devices at a time. The changes will happen "on or after" December 5, the publication said.