I do not think Eventide is still interested to implement new functions on Eclipse with this hardware now a bit 'dated. Maybe she'll be thinking about some other rack "entry level" as "Eclipse II" or more. 

This is, for example, the path that Fractal Audio is pushing ahead with great results with Axefx (Standard, Ultra, II and XL in the short time of three years). It 'just a matter of company policy and investment, nothing else.  Bob