Last week in Chicago, fans got their first look at the Disney+ live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian . And while most of The Mandalorian's new footage was shown behind closed doors, IGN was on the ground at Star Wars Celebration to get the details firsthand. Series creator and executive producer Jon Favreau announced that the highly-anticipated series will premiere when the streaming service launches on November 12, 2019.

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The other big reveal from Celebration was that The Mandalorian will likely release its episodes weekly , instead of utilizing Netflix's "binge it all at once" method. Hulu also uses a week-to-week schedule for many of its prominent titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Castle Rock. But in this new "binging age" of Stranger Things and Amazon's The Man in the High Castle, is Disney+ hurting itself by opting for a more traditional way of consuming entertainment? We have some thoughts on Disney's approach to streaming.In its eighth and final season, Game of Thrones earned a record-breaking 17.4 million viewers for the premiere . GoT does TV the "old way," releasing one new episode per week. Sure, you could wait for Season 8 to conclude and binge away, but with the added risk of spoilers permeating the internet... Who wants to take that chance? The HBO fantasy series has proven that if you create something people love, they'll stick around and wait for the next entry in the series - even if it's a whole week away.HBO has wisely invested in streaming options with its respective GO and NOW digital platforms, along with add-ons via Hulu and Amazon Prime, which make it easy to stream Game of Thrones even without a cable subscription . So you can try a trial month, binge your favorite shows when the full season is available, and then cancel if you want to. Disney is adopting a similar system with an even lower price point than HBO - $6.99 per month or $69.99 for the entire year. But how will Disney+ keep its subscribers around while they wait for more episodes to drop?Disney has been a household name for nearly a century, boasting numerous beloved live-action and animated films. And with its acquisitions of Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Fox , Disney is now an entertainment juggernaut. Sure, Netflix is making a name for itself, spending over $13 billion in 2018 on original content , and earning more Emmy nominations than any other network . However, Netflix doesn't have that decades-deep digital library that Disney does - and still relies on a lot of acquired content to draw viewers as it attempts to grow its slate of Originals. At launch, most of the Disney motion picture library will be available , even those coveted "vault classics" that only become available on home entertainment once in a blue moon. And with all of the Fox properties at its deposal, Disney+ will also be the only place you can stream all 30+ seasons of The Simpsons ... Not a bad deal for $7. Check out all the shows and movies we know are coming to Disney+ so far in the gallery below.When episode 1 of The Mandalorian drops on November 12, there will clearly be plenty of Disney and Fox titles for you to consume while you wait for episode 2, including most of the Star Wars movies and many entries from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's safe to assume that Disney+ is offering such a good deal at launch to entice new subscribers to join, but how long that price will last is anyone's guess. Netflix raises its prices at least once a year to offset the rising cost of acquiring new content.The digital streaming landscape has never been more competitive than in 2019, and some of the big players haven't entered the ring yet. WarnerMedia is one of those competitors that has a large footprint in the entertainment world, with networks like CNN, HBO, and The CW in its arsenal. The media conglomerate also owns Friends, which Netflix recently paid $100 million just to license for another year. When WarnerMedia finally launches its new service, the popular sitcom will likely become an exclusive offering on that streaming service. And like Disney+, Warner also has a rich history, with shows like Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny, Supernatural, and The Flash.Apple is also preparing to join the streaming wars with its creatively titled Apple TV+, also launching this fall in an attempt to compete with Disney+, although the tech giant has yet to reveal its own price point or show release strategy. While Apple doesn't boast the power of existing franchises like Star Wars and Marvel, it's investing heavily in recognizable Hollywood heavy-hitters like J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and Oprah Winfrey to carve out its own niche in the crowded TV landscape. Take a look at the shows in development for Apple TV+ in the slideshow below.In the end, it's really too early to say which version of streaming is the best, or will prove the most successful long term. So far, Netflix's binge model is popular and shifting the way many viewers consume media, but shows like Game of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale, and ( despite shedding viewers in recent years ) AMC's The Walking Dead have shown that the traditional weekly episode release schedule is still viable - and in some ways preferable, in terms of creating a cultural conversation that lasts longer than a weekend. Disney+ will have a rich heritage and massive digital library, but going forward, if it wants to compete with the likes of Netflix and WarnerMedia, it's going to need to create quality content to keep viewers coming back for more, which will matter far more than the way episodes are released. There's only so many times you can watch Frozen before "Let it Go" gets old.Which method do you prefer - binging or weekly episode releases? Let us know in the comments.

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