Sounds more like to me he had a roadmap in mind.
We'll just have to wait and see.
One can make all the plans they want, they change for various reasons.
It's up to HT how far he goes with exposing any possible plans. One must be careful in giving false positives. The element of surprise has it's place too.
It may be safe to assume HT has both feet in.
The word Vulkan may encourage your imagination.