Ps: And remember that the official reason for the earlier release date wasn't Starfield, but because the PC version was progressing so well...
Frankly, is that even of ANY relevance?
These are not the type of chances/cuts you make to your game to release ONE month earlier.
A very recent community update they said "giving you a chance to explore the menacing roads of the Outer City, the opulent estates of the Upper City, and the dark alleys and pubs of the Lower City"
That was 12-6-2023. And while I could understand the communication about cutting the upper city being slightly slow, it shouldn't be 6 months slow. So it does seem large parts were cut very close to release. And if PC version was progressing so well, they could have spend some more effort polishing things. Like all the bugs and lose ends from quests, even in act 1. or example: try knocking out de brothers near Ethel's house and see how Mayrina reacts. Or the ending of that same quest where a paladin can chose between being a huge jerk or breaking their oath. And gameplay mechanic issues like dice rolls somethings giving a negative number when yoou skip the dice animation, ground effect spells locked at 12DC, eldritch blast randomly losing it's third hit (and probably many more).
So yes, I think claims of the PC version being "done" a month early is relevant when there is so much stuff in the game half baked.
