Which particular game companies would start it out? Is it gonna be EA or Ubisoft or Activision or Santa Monica Studio? These guys can't do without money.
I would be willing to wait till 2023 to have a perfect God of War Ragnarok, than get it now and have it whacky like when Cyberpunk 2077 was released initially.
Seriously, he's been quite emotionally involved with the game from his pour out and it's quite understandable when what you looked up to turn out to disappoint.