It seems there is a window of ideal time. You've described when that window open...

paulryanrogers on Dec 27, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ ...

It seems there is a window of ideal time. You've described when that window opens. It closes as OS's evolve out from under the last patch. Steam in particular appears in no hurry to require games be playable after any initial QA.