They've been working on companions for over a year. So obviously this system was already in process when they put out that notice in December. The no new systems was probably more in regards to not developing anything new this year, which, as far as we know, they are not. By not developing anything new this year, they free up more time for fixes as they occur during the already scheduled releases.
Thechuckage wrote: »Just sitting back and sipping on my "I told you companions weren't going to be anything good" juice.