More new unsubstantiated CV game news!

"Maybe" indeed, here's my opinion nobody asked for:

This is not far from what I've been expecting - a new/different genre for the series because for varying reasons classicvania and metroidvania won't work for Konami. However, "open world" was one of the last things I wanted to hear.

But that in itself also makes it less believable - this would be an enormous game, with a playable field big enough for a castle to roam around in and have horse transportation. I don't buy that Konami would drop Metal Gear Solid 5 money, let alone FFXV money, to take such a big gamble on something that would take so much work, time, budget, and...well, risk itself.

If they do, the likelihood seems small that it would be good. I don't know who this studio would be, but I'm not aware of many independent/mid-size developers that do open world games like this. Something of importance would have to be compromised. I also really hope that the original CV3 designs and lore/canon would be used instead of Netflix's, but that doesn't seem like it'll be the case with the castle teleporting and capitalizing on the popularity in general.