Why do companies even delay release when they already have all of the stock manufactured? Makes no sense, I'd kind of get to hype it up, but S/M has already been hyped to as much as it ever will be. Sure, they need time to set up servers or whatnot, but when it's a game that's going to be using the same backend as it's been using for years straight, there's no real reason

It's even more ridiculous that they're digitally delivering games and putting locks on them.

Why don't more companies do it like Apple and release their shit immediately after the big announcement?