Even with the games, it’s difficult to overlook how AT&T + HBO Max enabled the firm to compete with T-Mobile + Netflix and Verizon + Disney Plus. However, given that AT&T no longer owns HBO, it makes sense that HBO Max is being phased out. The free HBO Max offer began in 2020, when the carrier still controlled Time Warner and, by extension, HBO. However, now that the new Warner Bros. Discovery owns HBO, AT&T would have to pay someone else for the service, and one major reason to offer HBO Max for free has vanished – AT&T no longer has to worry about expanding HBO Max’s subscriber counts.
