Most books where this happens are already shallow casual-bait as it is so it's fairly clear that it's entirely for money when it does happen. It's one of the main reasons I barely support the film industry anymore. I'm just glad Sonic & Knuckles was the only time s game really did this split release mentality because if publishers did it today I wouldn't know what to do anymore. (And I'm talking full releases, I know that DLC can be close to this in some cases.)
Avengers doing it pisses me off the most because it's not even gonna be the end of the Marvel CU. I know that's not a book to movie example but for Christ's sake, they already release 2.5 movies a year that gross nearly a billion dollars each. There's no reason to end Wave 3 with two staggered releases JUST to try and get Avengers 3.5 to be the biggest movie ever for bragging rights.
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