If you look at extra content surrounding the original, it becomes pretty clear that BGE2 is what they always wanted BGE to be in terms of scope and theme, but after so long in development now, I can't help but wonder if the restrictions on scope were what made the original truly great.
I hope they manage to pull it together into a cohesive product eventually-- and I will be playing it when they do-- but I would be truly surprised if the sequel is as impactful or memorable as the OG
Lawyers: "Generating music using a machine learning model trained using real artists' music (without permission) does not violate those artists copyright!"
Therefore
Big Data: "Generating a black box replication of your identity trained on your private personal information and activity (without permission) does not violate your privacy!"