I was the one to ask the question! I think he's pretty much confirmed it to be honest. Why else would we have to be patient? I think they've learned from their mistakes and hopefully won't make any more digital exclusive characters!
It has recently been reported that Tron 3 will start shooting in October. Any chance the figures got their release pushed back to sync up with the film's release? If so, we may need a lot of patience until they come out.