26th May 2004, 9:17 PM
I think it's that he isn't one to stick with some idea that isn't working just because he said he was gonna announce it. He tries an idea, and if it works, then he plays with it some more, and keeps tinkering with it and sees if anything comes together. If not, he'll go back and make some changes and see what that brings about, regardless of development time or release dates or all that other stuff. You can never truly anticipate everything that is going to happen in the development cycle, and talented people will be able to change plans on the fly to improve the final product. Even if it means we don't see the game for a while.