Publishers shouldn't be allowed to comment on games, ever, end of story. Lets not beat around the bush here, the only reason people put up with them at all is because they have the $$$$$$$ to invest in a AAA game's development. To make it worse, they really couldn't give a rats *** about games or game development, as long as it gives good returns whatever.
Comments from developers, I'm all for those. Most of them are at least passionate about their creations.