I don’t believe there is a timeline on when they release mk2’s (analog heat?). But with the advancements that came in digitone and m:s it could be smart to make digitakt leap back to the front of the pack. Like you said, a weekend worth of coding added to new features could push it even further and turn more units than already.
I like that we can all speculate on what may be next. As long as my favorite elektron boxes have been retired, something like them but improved on to make them current would be my dream. A digitakt mk2 could be along the lines of a md’esque resurrection.
Then again, it could be a knob per function big box as a next step for entry level ppl to our world.