I have to agree that all of this seems to be a money grab. Thirdwire made it clear years ago that they were no longer paying any attention to these titles as they were only going to focus on mobile gaming from now on. Up until that point, I was hoping that Thirdwire would come out with a multiplayer patch or maybe upgrade for the SF2 series. Many people have discarded this title because it is not multiplayer, but the modders have made enough eye candy to keep it around for those who really enjoy it. It is good to see that it might be getting a facelift out of the DirectPlay realm and into a more multiplayer friendly api. However, I am not so certain that Thirdwire is going to put the extra effort in on getting the newer version multiplayer capable.
I am also still kind of confused as to why only Wings Over Europe made it to Steam and not Wings of Israel or Wings Over Vietnam.