I don’t think MS imposed a deadline on Asobo. Do you really believe MS said “Do what you can, we will release on Nov 19, 2024”? Could it be they asked Asobo “Can you do it until Nov 19, 2024?” and Asobo consented but wasn’t able to deliver because the size of the project was just too demanding?
Either way, I think that both MS and Asobo for several reasons deeply regret what they (unintentionally) caused with this messed release.