On the off chance you guys are serious... I'm just sharing what another used said. If it is true, it seems like thread-worthy. Did people forget we had a thread based on IGN Italy with silly release date claims? They deleted their article after because people (including myself) were calling them out for some vague stuff.
I want to believe Batzi. If you're not OK with me posting this, you shouldn't be OK with posting something like that ANYWHERE on NeoGAF. Those comments from Batzi aren't from a back alley somewhere in the pits of the internet, they're from within NeoGAF.
I think Batzi has reason to double down on his claim so I believe him.