DICE used to deploy patches on thursdays, but my guess would be since 2042 is the dumpsterfire it is they will start deploying patches on tuesdays in order to deploy fixes or whatever before the studio is closed for the weekend...
my second guess is it will be delayed into season 1 with a note attatched to it saying something like " Hey we are so sorry but 2042 will be terminated, we are terribly sorry but you know how it is, please pre-order the next game as it is way ahead of sheduele already and clearly not a project in crisis.... we love you do not forget to pre-order now!"
anyways i wish the 10 people still playing all the best