Civ 7 release date is in the first quarter of 2025 per quarterly report

[Eagle Pursuit]

Per this quarterly report: https://ir.take2games.com/static-files/ac132ec9-7cb0-47a1-a4f5-0d0dbf3d4b2b

Civ 7 is coming in Q4 of FY2025, which is Jan 1 - Mar 31 of 2025

EDIT:
Explainer: An organization's fiscal year does not necessarily align with the calendar year. For Take Two, who owns 2K and Firaxis, their 2025 fiscal year is April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. Therefore, the fourth quarter of their 2025 fiscal year is January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Glad it's early, and I low key expected it, made the most sense, there's no way they would have such a long campaign, this seems on par with their usual release cycle except that the actual date was moved forward by few months.

 

[Caesar of Bread]

Yes!!!!!!!!! We can say Civilization VII released before Grand Theft Auto VI!

 

[pokiehl]

Let’s go!

 

[Gori the Grey]

March 3rd, baby!

 

[InsidiousMage]

Yeah, this isn't really surprising since it would be a long wait from announcement to release if it was any later in the year, which would be really weird. Plus, GTA6 is launching at the end of the year and I doubt 2K would want to launch two major games at the same time. And, since it is launching Q1, I wonder if that means we'll get a major DLC release for the holiday season?

 

[SemiLazyGamer]

March 3rd, baby!

Launch title for the Switch successor?

Edit: the earning release no longer shows the Nintendo Switch version?

 

[ls612]

Yeah, this isn't really surprising since it would be a long wait from announcement to release if it was any later in the year, which would be really weird. Plus, GTA6 is launching at the end of the year and I doubt 2K would want to launch two major games at the same time. And, since it is launching Q1, I wonder if that means we'll get a major DLC release for the holiday season?

Doubt the last part, previously Civ 5 and Civ 6 took well over a year for the first expansion to drop.

 

[Heinage]

I’m confused. How is Q4 fiscal 2025 the first quarter of 2025?
Take 2 is American yeah? I’ve been looking online and can’t see a situation in which Q4 fiscal 2025 = 1 Jan - 31 March.

Fiscal year - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Happy to be enlightened!

 

[AriochIV]

I hate to break this to y'all, but Q4 is the fourth quarter, not the first.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

I’m confused. How is Q4 fiscal 2025 the first quarter of 2025?
Take 2 is American yeah? I’ve been looking online and can’t see a situation in which Q4 fiscal 2025 = 1 Jan - 31 March.

Different companies can have different fiscal years depending on their needs such as for tax planning, etc. Take-Two, for example, starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st the following year. So the 4th Qtr fiscal year is from Jan 1st to March 31st.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

I hate to break this to y'all, but Q4 is the fourth quarter, not the first.

That would be calendar year, not fiscal. Which technically could be the same depending on the company, but not in Take-Two's case.

 

[Haig]

Wow this really made my day!

Not that long for the first First Look of a civ then.

 

[AriochIV]

Different companies can have different fiscal years depending on their needs such as for tax planning, etc. Take-Two, for example, starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st the following year. So the 4th Qtr fiscal year is from Jan 1st to March 31st.

That would be Q4 2024 then, would it not? The above reference says Q4 2025.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

That would be Q4 2024 then, would it not? The above reference says Q4 2025.

It states "Q4 Fiscal 2025". The fiscal year is ending in 2025, so it FY2025. FY2024 ended this year on March 31st.

 

[AriochIV]

It states "Q4 Fiscal 2025". The fiscal year is ending in 2025, so it FY2025. FY2024 ended this year on March 31st.

What you posted (before you edited it) made zero sense, so I looked it up on my own.

For others in the thread who are still confused, Take-Two for some reason reports its financial quarters nine months in advance of the calendar year. Q1 2025 just ended June 30, 2024. So apparently it's bizarro world over there.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

What you posted (before you edited it) made zero sense, so I looked it up on my own.

What I wrote (before editing) - "The fiscal year is ending in 2025." Makes perfect sense, but thought I'd elaborate to help you understand.

For others in the thread who are still confused, Take-Two for some reason reports its financial quarters nine months in advance of the calendar year. Q1 2025 just ended June 30, 2024. So apparently it's bizarro world over there.

As it looks like you're still confused on the topic, I'd refer you to this article that explains in layman terms the difference between calendar & fiscal years.

Fiscal Year: What It Is and Advantages Over Calendar Year

A fiscal year (FY) is a 52- or 53-week period that a company or government uses for budgeting and accounting purposes and as a schedule for its financial statements.

www.investopedia.com

 

[Laurana Kanan]

Moderator Action: Let's get back on topic and end this tangent on fiscal year.

 

[Krajzen]

Thank God, I was scared of the prospect of it being released in like autumn 2025.

 

[UWHabs]

It only made sense to come in earlier. With a gameplay demo in August, it's already a little stretch to have to wait 4-5 months at the earliest for it.

Now the question is whether it comes early in the quarter or not. I don't see them want to release in January - to me, if you were close enough to release in January, you'd probably push it up a month and try to get in the Christmas sales.

Civ 6 released on a Friday. Rise+Fall released on a Thursday. Gathering Storm also released on a Thursday. NFP also a Thursday. The first Leader Pass came on a Monday (just before Thanksgiving), but the other Leader Pass items mostly came on Thursdays, it looks like. So it definitely feels like Thursday is their day more than anything else.

My gut says February, like R+F and GS. So Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 most likely dates. They haven't shied away from Valentine's Day before, so I'd put my money on Feb 13 right now.