People, I don't know if I'm speaking a different language or what but let me make absolutely clear that I don't give a shit about the "cold reading" of what they said a month ago. I'm telling you, these are NOT the type of changes you decide few weeks before a release just to release a bit earlier. This stuff was cut a long time ago. You wouldn't even be able to "readjust" a game with changes of this scope in barely weeks.
If that was not the case, the implication would also be that in a month or so the missing content could be fixed and reintegrated into the game. I can PROMISE you this won't be the case. In fact I'd be shocked if most of the "cut content" will be back in a year or so for the "Definitive edition". Chances are most of what was cut at this point is just gone.
In fact, in would even argue that the decision to freeze features was made at least before the release date was announced (dec 08, 2022). In software development, if you have a deadline you have to stop moving things around to match it.
