Well, Hunted is made by inXile entertainment and Bethesda is simply publishing it.
I'm not sure what your issue is with Bethesda... Fallout: NV (Obsidian made it & it was published via Bethesda)? Brink (also another title they just published) lag
impatience?
I could understand major annoyance with Fallout: NV (I haven't purchased it as such), but if this is coming off of Brink . . . I'd say there's some impatience
there. Dragon Age 2 / Mass Effect 2 (PS3) are still both waiting on a fair amount of 'fixes' for audio-syncs/graphic issues/quest issues/bugs which are
about on par in scope with the lag in Brink disturbing immersion.
With Hunted, I'm more concerned that I haven't seen enough 'new' footage on the game despite it being so close to release. But a lot can come out yet, honestly.
As for your approach, well, It's wise to be cautious and prudent.
I don't know about EA
pretending to care about anyone. Given how rushed Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2, and the Mass Effect 2 (PS3 version) were . . .
They seem far more openly business minded and cut throat than Bethesda. Especially with the announce of Dragon Age 3 already being worked on despite
the mixed feelings about DA 2 by the community.