Well, considering most of the time it is the publisher that tells the developer to rush it out the door.
@JamieK81; No, they actually don't. That's what people who don't work in the business always assume, and it's always easier to point the finger at the corporate "them" than take responsibility one's self. Which is why studio folk encourage, or at least don't dispute, that narrative. Authors, directors, game developers want it perfect. Publishers want it finished. There's always that tension, but that's part of every creative endeavor being funded by someone else. Both want/need it to be successful!
And with one notable exception, (lookin' at you, DA2...) EA have a long history of giving the RPG and action-game developers a lot of flexibility in determining when something's ready. (Obviously the annual updates to the sports franchises have a hard deadline, but also a much easier one to meet.)
