you are all overreacting.
think with me: july 8th(or so) 2.3, they normally release the x.x8 about 2 months after, so mid or late sept 2.38 and SEPT 18th is the tokyo game show, they can announce the gunner and other features for 2.4 on the show and a couple weeks after release 2.4 with both ninja and gunner.