Folks, the layoff was a hard gut punch to Motorola and their plans for this device launch (Lenovo's bad move). The Moto X Play was already planned first for it's rollout (as per Moto at the launch event) so not as impacted. The Moto X Pure will probably be impacted and the Style to some degree as well. The quick inventory depletion of Moto X Play also probably has something to do with the layoffs. The products do not push through a supply chain on their own.
Factor in Motorola is not exactly leaders in efficient supply chain management to begin with, you have the stars aligned for a "later than expected" device. Not seeing how September 3rd happens and would be a profound missed opportunity the more a possible delay prolongs. Lenovo must have Samsung agents in their midst making decisions for them