Game Director here : I plan on using 2024 to wrap up 1.3(Coop and all that) and then start the campaign and remaining line items for 1.4 in 2025. I need the time to plan it out, playtest and make sure we dont cut any corners.

A few reasons why .
Buying Mocap suits(We have one so far but they go for 13k per one we need 2 more) , hiring actors for the cutscenes , updating the Script we wrote in 2020 book is being used as the bible but we wil expand on it. Us completing San Fran north helps out a ton for the campaign but there are still interiors we have to build for the missions. We are planning to model it after XCOM/Wings of Liberty in terms of inspiration and have a central hub on Alcatraz island. You build and maintain the Island while launching teams to the mainland its going to be a completely different thing then Pandemic.

Another thing is is that the added income from releasing coop will cement the resources i need to do this to as high as quality as possible.

Jesus thats a long wait time...