There is a new interview with Metroid Prime series producer, Kensuke Tanabe, and in this interview he confirms a number of things. First of all, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was indeed meant to be the first game in a whole saga around Sylux, which explains why he is still taking a backseat for the most part. When talking about Metroid Prime 5, I speculated as much.
However, while Tanabe has worked towards this setup for a very long time, he is now also retiring from his job and Metroid Prime 4 is the last game he will have worked on for Nintendo. A whole era is coming to an end here, but maybe that's for the best. The Metroid Prime Trilogy will always be remembered as one of the best video game trilogies of all time, where Tanabe played a major role in shaping it. But with Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond he pursued rather questionable ideas, obsessed with the Galactic Federation and a mystery villain.
Well, he started this whole "Sylux Saga" and now it's someone else's turn to finish it, where Risa Tabata will take over his role. She has worked as an assistant producer on all Metroid Prime games (except for Hunters) and will finally step up into the producer role, which is very exciting. Let's see what she will bring on the table in cooperation with Retro Studios.
Source: Nintendo Dream via NintendoEverything / ResetEra
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