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I think this could be a huge improvement for games if done properly.
This is basically the model that is followed once a new console generation begins:
1. Create new engine and release a nearly featureless version.
2. Update rosters, and add one or two features that were present in old-generation titles.
3. Repeat until next generation of consoles comes out.

With the current generation, some games even skipped part 2 deciding to use a very similar or the same engine as was previously used.
So you got a slight upgrade in graphics, but not much more.

What I'm hoping for is that because the developers are no longer slaves to the 12-month cycle, they can actually give us more bang for our buck every 2 to 3 years.

Can you imagine how much better some of these games would be if they only released every 24-36 months?

They will either do that, or just be lazy and release high-priced tuner/patch sets while maintaining status-quo of giving us roster updates and slowly add features that existed on the PS1.