[michaelscott]

While this is true, the current state of this particular game is not good enough even for a pre-ready launch. The models that are just blobs and take ages to render in, the constant crashes on all platforms in the opening missions and a number of other bugs have made the game close to unplayable. I do hope they manage to bring the game to a workable state though because it's clearly fantastic from a story, environment and gameplay standpoint.

[willis936]

They just pushed it too far this time. They knew the risks but also knew they had extraordinary marketing. Their preorder numbers were insane. Delaying risked a less-than-maximized peak sales. They would have shipped a pile of burning dogshit if it meant they could hit the date. That’s exactly what they did.