Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-39814790-20200803194101/@comment-27306930-20200810223314

Sdsparks wrote: Ur not alone, I completely though they'd ditch the RIVAL series in favor of HYPER.

I still think that maybe these innovation things will be like Version 2 types of blasters, like the Magnum X2. Hasbro isn't going to discontinue one series to introduce another. It doesn't work that way. They will release HYPER in parallel with RIVAL. They'll monitor sales, look at consumer demand and profit margins, and make decisions based on what generates the most profit. If RIVAL is still selling well alongside HYPER, then there will be more RIVAL blasters. If RIVAL sales totally tank after the introduction of HYPER, then maybe they'll retire the RIVAL line by phasing it out. Hasbro has a huge amount of time and money invested in RIVAL. Millions of dollars. You don't just toss that out the window because you think HYPER might be better. That's just not the way it works.