Why Are So Many Games Released Unfinished?

Let’s take a quick trip to the not so distant past for a moment. To the year of 2005. It’s February 17th, Devil May Cry 3 released today, and you’re currently heading to EB-Games after a long day of work. You eagerly pull your beat-to-crap 95’ Ford Aspire into the parking lot, going a speed that would probably be frowned upon by the police. You power walk into the store, and after 45 seconds of scrambling the shelves you find a brand new copy, sealed with the factory shipped plastic wrap, with a $49.99 price tag smacked on top. You grab it with pride, scurry up to the counter and pay for this brand new game that you’ve been anticipating for many months. You get your receipt, grab your bag, and head home.