It’s actually rather interesting as it might have revealed an uglier side of the guy that up until now seemed utterly untarnishable. He claims to respect the game a lot and owes much to it, and even states that he didn’t want to change too much - but despite all that grandstanding he still did it anyway, changing the track to literally just be ‘Hey don’t forget about me! It’s me! Me, I am here! I made this song!’ As if he couldn’t stand not being the center of attention for once and had to hijack a pivotal track in the game and turn it into a cover to remind people of his more popular one.
That and the other reference shoehorned in just comes off as egotistical and kinda arrogant especially since tobys first reaction to the bscklash was to say he did it for free (how gracious) and then kinda fucks off. I know the dev claims that they weren’t pressured either, but let’s be real - the guy just naturally exudes influence over the team and if he really means what he says then why even do it in the first place? Cuz they sure as hell aren’t going to say no.