Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy May Make Future February Releases More Common
The gaming industry is about providing gamers with the most immersive gaming experiences that push the medium forward artistically. Nevertheless, it cannot be forgotten that there are also economic pressures that influence which games get made and which remain mere ideas. Typically, developers save their biggest projects for the end of the year hoping that they can benefit from the holiday season, which has customers making more purchases than usual on Christmas Eve and Black Friday. However, titles like Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy are illustrating that the February release window can also lead to astronomic sales.
Although February doesn't fall within the gift-giving season, there are a few reasons why it may still be a good month to launch headlining games like Hogwarts Legacy. It falls after January, which typically has consumers focused on bills, so consumers are financially back on their feet again. Furthermore, by avoiding the holiday season, games sometimes allow themselves a greater spotlight.
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In recent years, the gaming industry has seen a few games released in February break records. Elden Ring, released in 2022, was developed by FromSoftware. Games released by the studio usually sell well, but Elden Ring's sales numbers surprised even studio head Hidetaka Miyazaki. It was the bestselling game of February 2022 and had the second-best launch of any game in the US in the last 12 months, beaten only by the titanic Call of Duty franchise. By November, the game had sold 17.5 million units, easily making it the bestselling FromSoftware title to date.
Elden Ring's performance was amazing, but it could have been easily
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