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

Due to unknown reasons Thursday is the industry standard for the release of movies, and apparently video game publishers have taken this over.
So I would think your prediction for the weekday is likely accurate ;).

It's in general more likely than Friday. You need the Friday to fix the things which you didn't anticipate and for which you only notice during the Thursday.
 
Due to unknown reasons Thursday is the industry standard for the release of movies, and apparently video game publishers have taken this over.
So I would think your prediction for the weekday is likely accurate ;).

It's in general more likely than Friday. You need the Friday to fix the things which you didn't anticipate and for which you only notice during the Thursday.
Huh, I though most companies released games on Tuesdays, but I've been looking at it and most companies have been putting it on Fridays now with Tuesdays being the exception nowadays.

And then there's Nintendo who has been Friday for years and decided to start with Thursday releases for their new fiscal year that started this April.

On that note, Fireaxis's last game, Midnight Suns, was released on a Friday.
 
I'm fairly certain that movies release on Thursdays because it adds like 6 hours of prime viewing to the first weekend sales totals.

Why does that matter? For one, first weekend profits are an early measure of success in Hollywood. Two, the individual theaters' takes increase each week, so studios make the most profit per ticket sold on the first weekend.

If you want to watch a movie and have your spent money go to the theater instead of the studio, go later in the theater run.
 
I'm fairly certain that movies release on Thursdays because it adds like 6 hours of prime viewing to the first weekend sales totals.

Why does that matter? For one, first weekend profits are an early measure of success in Hollywood. Two, the individual theaters' takes increase each week, so studios make the most profit per ticket sold on the first weekend.

If you want to watch a movie and have your spent money go to the theater instead of the studio, go later in the theater run.

Movies even go a step further and sometimes sneak in that like "Wednesday 12:01 show" just to get one more view in that first weekend box office total.

Games are a little all over the place. Since game studios don't tend to release a "first weekend" box office, they can do it however they want. Tuesday is great because you have Monday to get a last run in to make sure everything will be smooth for Tuesday. Thursday is nice because you have Friday to fix up if you want. Friday works because if you go out to celebrate, as long as things aren't on fire, you have the weekend to recover before you're back at work.
 
March 3rd.
 
My guess was always March 2025.

I will say though that my life is such a such a complete blur with all of the years blending together, that when I saw 2025, I thought it was still two years away. But that's a me problem :)
 
Doubt the last part, previously Civ 5 and Civ 6 took well over a year for the first expansion to drop.
Maybe, but that's also like saying Civ6 wouldn't have a season pass since Civ4 didn't have one. A lot has changed in the industry since Civ6 came out.
 
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Doubt the last part, previously Civ 5 and Civ 6 took well over a year for the first expansion to drop.
It depends on whether "major DLC drop" means an expansion or a season pass of DLCs. I'd agree that an expansion by the end of 2025 seems unlikely, but something like the Leader Pass wouldn't be out of the question.
 
Due to unknown reasons Thursday is the industry standard for the release of movies, and apparently video game publishers have taken this over.
So I would think your prediction for the weekday is likely accurate ;).

It's in general more likely than Friday. You need the Friday to fix the things which you didn't anticipate and for which you only notice during the Thursday.
Yeah. I'm so glad my company has stopped pushing things out on Mondays or Fridays. :D
 
Movies even go a step further and sometimes sneak in that like "Wednesday 12:01 show" just to get one more view in that first weekend box office total.

Games are a little all over the place. Since game studios don't tend to release a "first weekend" box office, they can do it however they want. Tuesday is great because you have Monday to get a last run in to make sure everything will be smooth for Tuesday. Thursday is nice because you have Friday to fix up if you want. Friday works because if you go out to celebrate, as long as things aren't on fire, you have the weekend to recover before you're back at work.
In my experience releasing software on a Friday is for sadists
 
It depends on whether "major DLC drop" means an expansion or a season pass of DLCs. I'd agree that an expansion by the end of 2025 seems unlikely, but something like the Leader Pass wouldn't be out of the question.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if they go the smaller DLC route again, releasing something (new Civs, new Leaders, new scenarios, etc.) every 1~4 months for around a year and a half before we get a major expansion. I thought it was pretty successful for Civ6.
 
Wouldn't surprise me at all if they go the smaller DLC route again, releasing something (new Civs, new Leaders, new scenarios, etc.) every 1~4 months for around a year and a half before we get a major expansion. I thought it was pretty successful for Civ6.
I agree, only I don't have a good name for that first flight of 4+2 DLCs*, so I referenced the LP instead.

*Deluxe Edition Pass?
 
I'm fairly certain that movies release on Thursdays because it adds like 6 hours of prime viewing to the first weekend sales totals.

Why does that matter? For one, first weekend profits are an early measure of success in Hollywood. Two, the individual theaters' takes increase each week, so studios make the most profit per ticket sold on the first weekend.

If you want to watch a movie and have your spent money go to the theater instead of the studio, go later in the theater run.
To elaborate on release dates for Entertainment Media:

Thursday, as stated, is a preferred movie release because it extends the 'first weekend' measurement of sales and the higher the better, because it also drives early commentary on the movie.

Tuesday is the preferred day to release new books, because it allows Monday to deliver them so they are on display first thing (and most potential Best Sellers have stringent No Earlier Than release dates - putting such a title out early can get you fired) and provides the maximum number of days to sell before the New York Times 'best seller' list comes out the following Sunday. Having sales high enough to make that list is a huge plus to continuing sales: a book's success is frequently measured by number of weeks on the NYT list and once off it, sales are on the way to dropping fast.

Entertainment media like books, games, and movies generally follow a pretty standard pattern of making 80% of their sales in the first few weeks and then dropping fast. There are exceptions, of course: books like the Da Vinci Code that stayed on the best seller lists for months or games that keep attracting new gamers for years, but they are just that: exceptions to the general rule.

I've noticed as a result that a large percentage of new games, DLCs, and other related material comes out on either Tuesday or Thursday, to the point where I'm surprised when a company picks any other day of the week to bring out a game product . . .
 
Perhaps it's a good idea to add the explanation of the "fiscal year" terminology to the OP?

I know I was confused as well and basically just accepted it as true only because I trust Eagle Pursuit to be accurate.
 
This whole thing will probably be moot in less than 2 weeks anyway if they give a release date or release window when the gameplay reveal rollout begins on the 20th. "Fiscal year" isn't exactly an esoteric concept, and it's explained pretty clearly by Laurana just a few posts down on the first page anyway.
 
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