Nope, that's pretty common. You need to start manufacturing hardware (or discs, if we're talking about games with day1 patches) months in advance to get enough units to the shops on launch day. Therefore, while the first models are being produced, the devs still work on the software, which then leads to a day1 patch. I'm pretty sure most current consoles (and even most current games with physical distribution) did that.
Now I am lost. I agree many new devices seem to come with a Day 1 update and that doesn't seem to be a good thing or am I missing something?
Are you saying old tech better than new? Or new better than old? Is a day 1 update a good thing or a bad thing?