It’s not within my remit to speak to this. Also, I’ve not even begun updating the manual yet, partly because there are still some discussions about some other cool ideas that may end up going into the next update. I don’t want to start writing until all updates have been finalised.
The FI4 in its current state is still the better pedal. The main difference that MIDI-shy folks will benefit from with the next update is some new presets that will be in the factory sound set, some nice onboard patch management and portamento on audio-triggered playing. Those features are in and working as expected. (The other potential stuff being discussed is more for folks who’ll use the deeper editing functions and will offer some cool extended sound creation possibilities.)