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I think that they'll release an additional 8 missions, but require that you pay for an additional Unlimited Campaign Play Ticket for those eight missions. In other words, you'd have "Unlimited Campaign: Part 1 Play Ticket" and "Unlimited Campaign: Part 2 Play Ticket", and maybe even "Full Unlimited Campaign Play Ticket" for a higher price.

Ace Combat has officially become a series that is able to base an entire game off of self-referencing. The nostalgia created for long-time fans of the game makes it enjoyable despite the constant cliches.

One example of a game that managed this and hit it big is  Patapon for PSP. The entire first half of the second game in the series is basically a repeat of the the first one. The antagonist is even resurrected magically from the dead (albeit the game does involve a lot of magic and reviving from the dead).

And, new players get something completely new. And if they find out that the game is self-referencing, they might even be tempted to play the original games. I myself bought Air Combat, Ace Combat 2, and Electrosphere after thoroughly enjoying AC04, AC5, and ACX and ACX2. Now I plan on buying said Campaign Ticket very soon.