We plan to release Factorio: Space Age expansion on October 21st 2024. The reasoning for this date is that it will give us enough time after summer vacations to polish the release, while also leaving enough time afterwards if we need to do bugfix patches before the Christmas holidays....
Concise, entertaining, and backed up by math. The editing is on point here, and it’s an interesting way to frame a situation I’ve been in myself thousands of times.