I'm not feeling terribly optimistic at the moment. But I think it's a wait and see thing right now. I'm hopeful, but the trend we've seen in Saga Legends and the REBELS line has been telling.
Still, looking back the EPISODE I line, the figures in that line did not have a lot of articulation. Perhaps 6 to 8 POA at best. That was a BIG line. And I think that the current crop of 5 POA figures have far superior sculpts to the EPISODE I line. I think I've been pretty clear that I'm not a fan of 5 POA. At the very least I'd like to see 8 POA if possible, but every point of articulation that's added means increased costs. And we all know that will lead to costs getting passed onto the consumer.
Here is something that I suspect we may see. A less articulated line of basic figures for TFA. And down the line, perhaps in 2017 (40th anniversary of ANH), we may see the return of The Vintage Collection and some premium level of articulation. Hasbro has talked about shelving TVC with the ultimate plan of bringing it back later. And 2017 would give Hasbro and LFL licensing some time to evaluated the profitability of the action figure line in the new movie era, and if there's enough sales volume to support a collector focused figure line in that 3.75" scale.