The Internet Historian has a more nuanced take, which I thought was interesting and believable.
https://youtu.be/O5BJVO3PDeQ?si=64I-h5HQPvUZscvt
Spoiler:
This is a simplification that doesn’t do the video justice. It was basically massive pressure from Sony as a publisher and Sean being inexperienced.
Can you elaborate what you mean by cold takes and why that’s something you wish more of?