Listen, nobody knows for sure but I think based on everything we know now and assessing what we were being fed from Ross and Barmy, they would have known by the LORDS announcement at the latest that their game was behind schedule and not likely to make the date - yet were still pursuing preorders and towing the 21st line... whether in-directly or not, Chief does shoulder some of the blame on that, because I find it pretty hard to believe he couldn't pick up the phone and ask a question of someone of reasonable knowledge on the situation...
Like Dutch said, incredibly disappointing...
But here's something that's NOT:
Glorious. Absolutely GLORIOUS... Needed to be quoted again because I fear it was missed in the cacophony of this thread...