3 hours ago, theFlu said:Because that has nothing to do with a version number?
Huh? One theory is that the version number was changed to 1.0 exactly to be able to publish it on console under the eyes of Sonysoft without waiting for the finished game.
Naturally that is only a theory which, even if true, will not get a confirmation from TFP. This would be, in your nomenclature, either "console first" (i.e. the reason InfiniteWarrior proposed) or "money first" if they simply thought publishing on console now would get more money. Or even"it just happened" if for example they set the train in motion to publish on console and couldn't stop it when they found out they needed more time. If that is part of some NDA they simply have to say "we felt it was the right time"
And it could even be all 3 reasons above at the same time.
The other theory is what TFP told us. In that case their "they felt it the right time" is only half the explanation and they never really said why they felt it the right time, at least not so we could fully understand it. Here it could be anything from "money first" to "we don't want to increase the record of longest game in EA anymore" to "the end is near, lets change our development a bit to signify it"