Do you keep track of release dates of the things/media you want to buy/consume?

[danlher]

I was talking to a friend the other day about some movies we want to see, and I realized that I'm not aware of the release dates. For example, I want to see SW Episode IX, but I don't really know if it is a 2019 or 2020 movie or beyond. Game of Thrones? I know the last season airs in 2019, but don't really know when.

With videogames, same story. I was waiting for Crackdown 3, and all of a sudden I see a thread with reviews in the Gaming side. I had no idea it was going to release now.

With tech in general, I usually watch keynotes, conferences and stuff like that, but right after that I forget any time window they announce for the launch of some device or service I'm interested in.

What about you, ERA?

 

[Gareth]

I watch a lot of TV shows so I track those using an app, it's much easier doing that than keeping tabs on it all by myself. I only watch a few movies at the cinema per year so I don't have a problem keeping up to date on those. Games aren't a problem for me either, as I just buy a couple of games per year at launch nowadays.

 

[Van Bur3n]

Only a few games. Otherwise, no.

 

[nsilvias]

i do it only with music.
i make an excel sheet with artist/album/release date.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Do you not?

 

[Fuzzy]

I keep tabs on things I care about that are about to come out. I don't remember off the top of my head the exact date they're coming but I know within a month.

 

[Travo]

I don't do it as much as I used to but I still do with big game releases and movies such as Star Wars.

 

[Deleted member 46493]

No because I mostly consume things that are a decade+ old. The exception is games, and nowadays I purchase maybe two games on release day a year, so it's easy to remember. Still, I put the release dates in my calendar.

 

[Deleted member 19996]

I'm really good at remembering release dates. So I guess so.

 

[Kahoots]

No. I know when stuff I like is imminently releasing because topics get made here.

I suppose I do for books.

 

[gforguava]

I have an "Upcoming Things I'm Interested In" folder. Every time I hear about some film, book, music act, or whatever, it goes right on in.

Especially with films, there are so many films that get talked about at festivals and then when they finally get released a year or more later, usually very quietly, it might completely pass you by.

For instance, Knife+Heart is coming out in March and if I wasn't already interested in it from what I read about from its festival time, it probably wouldn't even register with me.

 

[skipgo]

Not really. Thankfully spotify reminds me when an artist I like releases something.
For movies, I use an app to buy movie tickets which lets me know what comes out when. And for games I use this forum mostly.

 

[iAmPossum]

No, not really.

 

[Omanisat]

Used to, not anymore. Nowadays everything's on demand anyway, and I'm always six months behind the curve.

 

[Jedi2016]

Games and movies. Not everything, just the ones I'm interested in.

 

[Einchy]

Yeah, I do.

I've kinda falling out with keeping up with gaming news, though. Like I was really surprised the new Metro was coming soon...or did it come out last week? Anyway, I thought that was coming out later in the year.

 

[Stephen Home]

Anyone who is aware of the release date is clearly watch too much Collider video. It's time to pull your hands away from the keyboard and step back slowly.

 

[shaneo632]

Yeah I have spreadsheets for games/movies I watch and I have a release date thing that I update periodically.

Also at the start of every month I schedule in what films/TV/games I wanna watch and play. It's nerdy af but I enjoy it.

 

[ClickyCal']

Any game I want or movie I want to see, always.

 

[kamakazi5]

I used to do it with video games but not anymore. I never consume media or purchase things on release anymore so that's probably why (although to be fair I consume almost no media anymore outside of youtube). I'm like you in that I'll typically see an announcement of something I'm excited for and then forget about it until I hear about it being out.

 

[bangai-o]

I put things in order of closest expiration in front of the fridge to be used first.

 

[BDS]

I have a little chart that lists the release dates of upcoming movies, TV seasons, and video games that I like, that I've been keeping updated for like ten years at least.

 

[HardRojo]

I don't, but I should, for real. Movies I just check on a weekly basis, but it'd be better if I kept a nice list.

 

[GamerJM]

Kinda. I've done it less in the past couple of years or so since a lot of the time I don't get around to things until later now.

When I was a teenager I was very detailed about this shit with games though.

 

[Deleted member 2085]

Less and less these days. Which isn't bad, I find it helps lessen my anxiety.

 

[wtl420]

Honestly I need to put in effort to not really care about release dates for things from the Big Guys. Feels like the way people hype over that kind of stuff just makes release dates something you can't avoid and I'd rather just get to stuff at my own pace.

 

[Kia Purity]

I do with games, sometimes with movies.

 

[entremet]

Nope. Twitter does it for me.

 

[BringBackSonics]

Not really. Unless it's paradox latest release. And some of the
mCU movies

 

[Deleted member 420]

i don't formally keep track but i know when stuff is coming out somehow

 

[OwOtacon]

Yeah. Though it causes me more pain than pleasure... I will never know the release date for Daft Punk's next album.

 

[Strike]

Yeah. Movies, games, and TV shows.

 

[Ryuelli]

Yeah, absolutely.

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

I do keep track, but I do also notice that maybe only myself and a few other friends do -- most of my friends and family are completely oblivious to specific release dates.

I'm certainly in a position where my small scope personal experience suggests that this is unusual behavior.

 

[27 Burritos]

I keep track of my favorite video games releases. Other games and movies, I just get whenever. However, I will be tracking that Breaking Bad movie if it is real.

 

[lunarworks]

I have a vague idea of the month or season something I'm looking forward to is coming out.

 

[Driggonny]

I almost never know. Usually I remember after the fact and go "did that come out? Oh cool"

 

[Fou-Lu]

For video games and books yes. My goodreads profile is a nice way to keep track of release dates for books.

 

[A Ream of Paper]

Yeah. I'm pretty good at remembering dates.

 

[FeliciaFelix]

Not consciously. I know the release date for stuff I care about, but I dont have that many things I care about. Last game I was psyched for was KH3. For everything else, I'm mildly aware stuff will come out 'soon'.

 

[Fairy Godmother]

Only for video games these days... I'd check in on movie theaters occasionally to keep track of when they come out tho.

 

[TheBeardedOne]

I generally remember when video games will release, or when the odd movie and show will return. I don't worry years into the future however.

I could care less when the next Marvel movie comes out or even Star Wars anymore

 

[Officer Beefsteak]

I don't keep close tabs on movies but highly anticipated music I'll keep track of up to the exact minute it comes out and video games are in my phone calendar, though that's more for helping me budget for the month.

 

[Chopchop]

I used to, but not anymore.

 

[mhayes86]

Sometimes. Once in while I'll be hyped about something and periodically check up on it. Most of the time I just forget about it and will be reminded after a while. I used to keep track of stuff much more frequently when I was younger.

 

[robox]

I don't even keep on top of new media that I want to consume. I prefer to have people give impressions and recommendations after it has come out. ie seeing an era thread that gives attention to it.

 

[____]

No, not really.

Click to shrink...

This is my response. I find out when it becomes an incoming date but if it's far off I usually have no idea.

 

[cdm00]

I do, I use the built-in calender app to keep track of movie release dates and a notes list of what games are out and upcoming to keep track of which ones I want to buy

 

[Tom Nook Says...]

Generally, yeah. When I see people who walk up to movie theater marquees and just pick a movie from the list like "Oh, such and such movie is out now, you wanna see that?" Or "Oh, they made a sequel to X movie, maybe that'll be good" I'm totally baffled. I've always pretty actively followed things I'm interested in and anticipated their release.

 

[Durger]

Records. I check daily for new music and vinyl releases.