Take-Two comments on Civilization VII’s “slow start”

The Civilization series is by far one of the biggest in the strategy game space, with the franchise stretching back as far as 1991. Unfortunately, the arrival of Civ VII earlier this year has not gone too well – currently sitting at an overall ‘mixed’ rating on Steam. Publisher Take-Two has now commented on the matter, confirming that the latest entry is off to a “slow start.”

In an interview with IGN, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke on the reception towards Civilisation VII’s current state, confirming that the latest entry has been off to a “slow start”. That said, according to Zelnick:

“Civ has always been a slow burn. It's always been a title that had — I'm not really a big believer in the long tail theory of the entertainment business — but Civ is an example of that theory. And right now our projections for the lifetime value of the title are very consistent with our initial expectations for the title.”

The CEO continued, “So while we were off to a slow start and while we have had to make changes — and there are more changes coming — I feel like consumer uptake is better and better and we feel really good about the title. I think over time it's going to take its place in its Civilization pantheon in a very successful, credible way.”

While there is very little doubt that developer Firaxis will eventually bring Civ VII up to the standards that fans expect of this series, the game clearly should have launched in a much better state.

We will have to continue to wait and see whether the team manages to push Civilization VII beyond its current middling reception given enough time.

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