Yeah you can't go on forever like things were... People are bitching up a storm about, "There's nothing out there to buy" and all that, and I get it, but really after 2007, things were starting to look like this line was exhausting itself... Think about it, really.
People want all new figures, unmade characters, but the reality is they're living off the umpteenth resculpt of this or that.
Even the 5 POA are retreading some pretty old tires, and how long can a hobby survive without seriously NEW and wildly popular material? The Prequals were fuel. This lull we're in, it was kind of inevitable when you think about it. Damn near 10 years since a real Star Wars movie event... That's pretty amazing that this line is still going.
More new movies... If they don't resurrect the hobby, it's a dead horse.
I'm to the point I don't think Hasbro had much hope. 6" is definitely a way I think they want to go since they view it (justly) as a whole new way to get people into collecting Star Wars stuff.
I think about all the really obscure **** we got, and I'm kinda awed that people are this critical of Hasbro at this point. ICMG for goodness sake! Not to mention ALLLLLL the EU stuff we got, including even resculpts of some EU dudes. Freaky. I'd have never guessed they'd dip that deep in the well.