Underuse2307
Clearly, since you seem to be under the impression that "release" is some magical switch that (somehow?) flips the game between incomplete/complete states, and not a marketing term that allows developers (or publishers) to claim whatever the hell they like.
That's exactly what it is. By the decision of the developer or designer it ceases to be a prototype and becomes the official "final" product.
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Full Release - PC & Console
Greetings warriors of Calradia! We’re thrilled to announce that Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will release on PC & Consoles on October 25th, 2022. It will be available on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One X and Xbox One S. We have developed Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as a...
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Marketing term or not only they get to decide when their project is "ready". Whether you agree with it or not is totally irrelevant.