Why can't we have another animated or FoC-style Transformers movie?

[SuspectimusPrime]

There's no limit to what can be done and no real need for humans.

Agreed. Given the breadth of today's sci-fi culture, there need not be a reset to remind new generations of viewers the purpose of Transformers transforming. Humans were originally necessary to justify that Transformers transformed into something. Big robots pew-pew-PEWing each other or other aliens in space with multi-toned lasers should suffice as appeal (or at least to my limited intellect ).

The original animated movie happened between seasons of the tv show, and the only other media available that was transformers related was the comic.

I wonder how today's kids will take it if Hasbro out of nowhere makes a movie that brutally kills off 80% of the TF Prime characters kids love and force introduces a whole new crew & set of toys.