I'm almost certain that this thing was hastily pulled out of development that was formerly axed pre-COVID since the last Sony body to have a non-customizable exposure comp dial was the A7C in 2021. It's possible there could be a major refresh in 2-3 years similar to the A7CII (2 years after the first one) which basically fixed all the concerns from the A7C, but it's far more likely it doesn't sell enough so the line gets axed for good this time