D&D 5E The Printers Can't Handle WotC's One D&D Print Runs!

One of the reasons why the three new core rulebooks next year will not be released together is because D&D is such a juggernaut that the printers can't actually handle the size of the print runs!

Jeremy Crawford told Polygon "Our print runs are pretty darn big and printers are telling us you can’t give us these three books at the same time.” And Chris Perkins added that "The print runs we’re talking about are massive. That’s been not only true of the core books, but also Tasha’s Cauldron. It’s what we call a high-end problem."

 

[Dyson Logos]

From unofficial sources, Tasha's initial print run for ONE of WotC's distributors was larger than the full print numbers for all of 4e combined.

 

[darjr]

From unofficial sources, Tasha's initial print run for ONE of WotC's distributors was larger than the full print numbers for all of 4e combined.

I have heard this. I wonder if there is any public info?
@Morrus

 

[UngainlyTitan]

A couple of thoughts spring to mind.

1) No wonder they like the current reduced splat book churn as compared to previous editions.
2)Now, I am even less surprised that Boomers are less than a rounding error in the market.

 

[darjr]

A couple of thoughts spring to mind.

1) No wonder they like the current reduced splat book churn as compared to previous editions.
2)Now, I am even less surprised that Boomers are less than a rounding error in the market.

Yea, it’s not so much that we’ve shrunk in numbers, though we have, it’s that it’s current new number of players dwarf our numbers.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Yea, it’s not so much that we’ve stunk in numbers, though we have, it’s that it’s current new numbers layers dwarf our numbers.

This is pretty much it. It is astonishing that a 50 year old game that is pretty arcane in it rules has seen such growth.

 

[Oofta]

A couple of thoughts spring to mind.

1) No wonder they like the current reduced splat book churn as compared to previous editions.
2)Now, I am even less surprised that Boomers are less than a rounding error in the market.

For #2 that's not a bad thing, I'd rather see growth than a game slowly dying.

 

[Weiley31]

Wait: are you telling me they AREN'T gonna do a three book set for the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons for the new core set next year?

 

[UngainlyTitan]

For #2 that's not a bad thing, I'd rather see growth than a game slowly dying.

Oh! Totally agree but the rate of expansion implied in the OP, it is huge. It is the right place in the timeline to see a boost from Critical Role.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Wait: are you telling me they AREN'T gonna do a three book set for the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons for the new core set next year?

"Not at the same time" ... due to logistics is not the same as no 3 books.