Well, his behaviour is one thing. How people - particularly his patrons react is another thing.
I recalled in the previous update which took several months - 4 months was it? , some people got annoyed/worried at the extremely long absence of communication and some even commented if there are no signs of news/updates, they are going to stop supporting him. One of them was even a advocate speaker of PS on F95 forums.
No one has ever doubted his work. Every update is an abundant of joy and mystery hunting. The waiting process or rather the silent treatment however , from a commercial view point can have a rather serious consequence effect on his funds.
Also, I doubt anyone is asking for a rocket science power point presentation of current status. We (or rather the patreons since I am not) just like some form of news or chit chat from
paperwork. Be it on Patreon or F95, i am sure the community would appreciate some engagement.
It really wasn't easy for PS to gain this traction and I would hate for it to die down if it was due to communication which is really... a simple fix.
And come on let's be serious. In the real world, be it if you are sick, funeral or even the covid situation, a reasonable person would be giving out some form of communication , be it big or small to the people around him. Its really not rocket science to drop a communication to patreons - you know people who really believe in the developer's work.