Seems other devs are terrified to be held to a new higher standard. See no reason why other AA studios with the same or even more resources shouldn't be held to a higher standard. Indie developers obviously different.
More like they know the publisher that bought them out won't fund it, and they'd rather complete a less ambitious game than get shut down because it takes too much time to build a game like this, especially if there aren't any microtransactions to bleed consumers dry.
