Quote Originally Posted by Verno View Post
What happened to basic, deluxe, mega and ultra? How did it get so confusing?
From here (but updated with the new TF:Prime classes):

Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
Yeah, Hasbro has changed names of their size-classes a fair bit over the years, but I did have on the old and outdated checklist, a compilation of the size-classes, for newer fans to know what they used to be called (if they ever came across an old size name and wanted to know what it is now called).

Hasbro Transformers packaging size/price scale, from smallest to largest according to US$:
- Micromaster / Minicon
- *Single Spychanger / Legends / Legion
- Double Spychanger / Deployer / Mini-Con 2-pack
- *Basic / Mini-Con 3-pack / Energon Class / Scout Class / Commander Class
- Real Gear / Slammers
- Microverse
- *Deluxe / Mini-Con 6-pack / Supercon / Combat Class / Revealer
- Beast Rider / FAB / TECH
- Armada Roleplay
- *Mega / Maxcon / Mega Combat / Voyager Class / Poweriser
- Alternators / Crossovers / Human Alliance
- *Ultra / Gigacon / Command Class
- *Super / Leader Class / Weaponiser
- Supreme / Ultimate / Combiner

The ones with the * are the main ones in use today.

Hope that helps make it clearer for you, or was what you were looking for.
To quote myself: I see Generations as becoming the new Universe 2.0 (Universe 3.0) with the consistent packaging for anything that’s not "TF Prime" (just like Universe 2.0 vs Animated). And like Universe 2.0 a subtitle will tell buyers that the figure is from "Generation 1" or "War for/Fall of Cybertron" or "Generation 2" or "Unicron Trilogy" or "Beast Wars" etc.

I'd easily imagine DOTM Soundwave, Que/Wheeljack, Leadfoot, Vortex amongst the 40. Maybe some of those Animated toys like Wasp or Vortex Blurr will finally get sold.

I agree it's very unlikely that all 40+ will be 1984-1986 classics despite what a lot of GeeWun fans are imagining when they read that news. (But for fun I did come up with my most wanted 41 should they be restricted to 'G1' last night. Was thinking it could be a thread topic later to share ideas).