I imagine they know what they are doing in terms of resourcing and scheduling, and I'd wager it's likely a Bloodborne/DS2 situation, where the "A team" is working on the next big thing, and the "B team" is handling side projects such as DLC/spinoffs (Nightreign).
As to the topic itself, no, not really. Elden Ring is one of my goats but I'm not interested in Nightreign.