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We all are in the same bolt here, pal.I wonder what was the project Retro Studios was working before Metroid Prime 4
Well, I think the better question is what were they working on from 2014-2017(the canned game for Wii U/Switch). From 2017 onwards they were making Metroid Prime Remastered (began as Trilogy remaster but then tuned into 1 remaster/remake mid dev) that gone gold by late 2021. They were given Metroid Prime 4 late 2018(announced early 2019), but I think it's safe to assume most of the team was busy with MPR or at least a big chunk of it, as we got a lot of key staff hirings mid dev.
Late 2013/early 2014 until 2017- new IP/new game that got canned, entered development as their next Wii U game(confirmed), moved to Switch and got canceled somewhere between 2017 and 2018;
Late 2017/18 until late 2021:
Earlier: Metroid Prime Trilogy remaster for Switch.
Later: focus moved to heavily rework/1:1 remake Prime 1, with 2/3 abandoned(can come later with MPR setting the ground, but not in development yet). Gone gold 2021, aimed to release holiday 2022.
2018: new game is canceled, they're working on either the trilogy or the 1 remake already, also providing assistance for Bandai Namco on Metroid Prime 4. Original Prime 4 is then scrapped and they restart from scratch as lead development team. After Prime 1 remake gone gold it's probably the whole team hard at work to finish 4. Aiming for a 2023 release.