Their own PF1 compatible game was the proposal, right? So the existing fans of PF1 could continue to buy supplements and adventures that they can port over to their familiar system with a minimal effort.That's not the proposal though, is it? The proposal is that WizKids reboots PF1 and launches their own game.
The primary selling point of PF1 was the soft-reset of splat creep. It was D&D 3.5, but without all of the unnecessary add-ons.What would such a thing feature that a thousand existing PF1 books doesn’t? I can’t think of what the selling point would be for such a thing. Nobody wants to buy all their PF1 books again.
That's not the proposal though, is it? The proposal is that WizKids reboots PF1 and launches their own game.
I think there is still a sizable PF1 crowd that would like a source of the core book for new folks to their tables. Tiny compared to 5e or PF2 but maybe as large as many other RPGs.