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> Coming Spring 2026 What does this mean? I'm in Australia so I would expect Sept-Nov. But since I've only ever heard of American companies use seasonal type
by Humphrey 5mo ago
> Coming Spring 2026
What does this mean? I'm in Australia so I would expect Sept-Nov.
But since I've only ever heard of American companies use seasonal typed release dates, my first instinct is to assume this is an American site and therefore American Spring - but Googling 'spring season usa' tells me Mar-May. And we are already in May.
So then I have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see what region this might be in, and it has got Australia selected. I change to UK, scroll to the top, and it has changed to autumn.
So, it is actually Australian Spring. That actually surprises me since most pages like this would not be updated to reflect my region, and so I would never expect this kind of text to be localised.
Let's just all use unambiguous wording and units :)
- shangofox 5mo agoYeah it's region specific which is interesting. So it does say fall on web archive
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- MrDOS 5mo agoFwiw in the UK, the page says > Coming autumn 2026 I would also never expect this kind of text to be localized. Strange.
- daemin 5mo agoI'd say that's bad localisation since people in Australia don't use seasons but instead months or quarters. I wonder what it says for places which don't really have seasons, like say Singapore?