Back before Christmas, news broke that Capcom had re-applied for the trademarks for several of their classic franchises, among them Bionic Commando, Power Stone, and Rockman Dash (aka Mega Man Legends). Lost amid the scuffle over the possibility of a Mega Man Legends 4 was the fact that Capcom had applied to renew Strider as well.
Ordinarily, this would be business as usual, were it not for the fact that Koji Oda is currently in charge of Capcom's Mega Man franchise. Oda worked on both Double Helix's 2014 installment in the series and Monster Hunter: World, alongside longtime Strider series stalwart Sho Sakai.
Given that both have history with the series and are still prominent voices at Capcom, is it too much to hope for a new game?
Time alone will tell, but at the very least, said hope is more solid than "Strider 3 for Xbox enters Capcom's Thoughts".
In the meantime, Happy New Year, everybody!