Wizards of the Coast has announced it will release the
physical version of Magic the Gathering-Streets of New Capenna on April
22 rather than the previously announced date of April 29, leaving the digital
release date on April 28 (See Wizards
of the Coast Prioritizes FLGS ‘Magic:
The Gathering Prereleases Over Digital Release) Instead of a day
after the digital release, stores will get the set almost a week ahead of time.
Since spread of information about the physical product is generally slower than
information transmitted through the digital realm, meaning we will not see play
results moving through the Magic world nearly a quickly as they would if the
cards released online first. Online players can build and play decks more quickly
and spread information about them much more quickly than physical players can.
By delaying digital release, we will likely see even a greater delay in single
card prices settling than we do now. As it is, we wait about two weeks before
trading for cards from a new set in order to give prices time to settle down.
Quite often, especially with Yu Gi Oh!, a hot card spikes high on initial
release and then drops in value very soon after. We have graded for brand new
cards in the first week a few times in the past and seen the value drop
precipitously soon afterward.
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