You know, people can have 'sources' on things, but still craft theories based on the information they receive. Just because I know somebody in smaller indie gamedev and have access to bits of information, it doesn't mean I'm a leaker if I try to craft a hypothesis based on the limited information I receive about their game plan moving forward. I'm still trying to form the bigger picture based on limited knowledge.
I understand peoples' frustrations with being told one thing, and then having something else confirmed in the face of erroneous information, but it genuinely feels like there's always this knee-jerk reaction to Fatman just throwing out his own personal thoughts and predictions. If he did the same thing without talking about knowing people, folks wouldn't think twice, but with how he has talked about having acquaintances who know about things here and there, suddenly it makes a huge difference? I don't understand.
I feel like, whether he ends up being wrong, or actually ends up being right, certain people are just agitated that he's making big claims like that because i guess they can't stand seeing someone be so confident about something, while having fun doing it? That's the only conclusion I can pick up. Even if he's wrong, what's it to you? Let a man dream and have fun. If he's wrong, he'll have a piece of humble pie on his own without people demanding he do so, he's a grown man, after all.