CIG has been working with many other studios in the past, and some of those have been gobbled up by other companies. Given the nature of studio acquisitions these days, it makes sense that CIG secure one of their biggest partners so they can prevent loss of talent. Especially since they are instrumental in solving the PES and Server Meshing which CIG had failed at several times before on their own.
And for the East Coasters that don’t want to travel to LA or Texas for CitizenCon, it could mean a convention in Montreal as well.
That said, I still see SQ42 as a minimum of 2 years away and SC as 4 years away…heck, until I see it, PYRO is still 2 years away..