I'm confused, how does this meant he toys will be out sooner than usual? That said, I do agree that the TF4 line coming out will screw over pretty much anything that Hasbro is trying to release three months before the TF4 line is set to be released. I'm just not sure how this news means that they'll be starting the line earlier.
I don't think it does, and I don't think that Hasbro is going to take away from Generations too much. It sounds like the movie toys are going to be going for simpler designs while the Generations ones are the traditionally more complex figures.
I should warn about potential spoilers: I guess it will also be a prequel to TF4, describing what happened during the 4 years after the Detroit battle. as occurred with the previous movies, we should also expect a comics adaptation. one of the satellites that was sent to track incoming Transformers will return to earth, bringing with him an alien artifact, thus starting the events of the new movie.
Not gonna happen, don't worry. The movie toys will have the usual May-the-somethingth release date as per usual for movie lines, here's hoping for a strong and awesome toyline. Looking forward to seeing what the film prequel (if there is one) will be like.