It's actually a detriment to SE to release minimal information and then let players speculate on it for a long time. Sure, it builds up anticipation, but on the other hand it encourages all this rampant theorizing that almost always turns out to be way over-the-top.

SE should release information about new features in complete form and players would be much more satisfied when it does come out. Letting players speculate with minimal information is a sure recipe for underwhelming then when the material is finally released.