Why did Bethesda release Skyrim with so many bugs?

The misconception is that the number of bugs and glitches in a piece of software can somehow be alleviated with money – money spent hiring testers or more developers. read more

They had a deadline for release and left a few bugs in the game, rather than missing the 11/11/11 release date. It’s more unchecked than unfinished, in that all of the quests can be completed. They didn't leave themselves time for a final bug sweep. read more

However this time I'm running into so many bugs, and literally EVERY time I search"XXXX happened in Skyrim" there's posts from original Skyrim where people had these issues in 2011, 2012, ect. Since I'm playing a more thorough play and DLC, I'm running into this stuff all the time. read more