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by runevault 4481 days ago
That is 100% the case, same way movies prefer to have it in theaters and then release onto Blu-ray/dvd later to get people in theaters THEN get them to buy it. Controlling buying habits through windowing is annoying but not surprising method of improving revenue among other things.

Another fiction example, to ensure the last book of the Wheel of Time would hit #1 on the NYT hardcover list the original author's widow talked the publisher into not releasing the eBook right away to make sure people who bought the book week 1 got the hardback ensuring it would hit the top spot.