It does, however, make perfect sense if you don’t want people to cancel preorders for a title that lands with the grace of a dead sperm whale flung out of a C-130 at 15,000 feet.
Just before Bethesda re-released Skyrim: Buggy Pretty Version, the company announced a new change to its review program - and by “new change,” we mean “a cowardly attempt to avoid being buried by complaints that might jeopardize sales.” Bethesda argued it wanted everyone in the game industry to “experience games at the same time,” which is a ridiculous rationale with which to justify not telling people whether a single-player game is amazing before they can purchase it themselves.