I admit i definitley poured fuel on that fire back in the day 😅
Although my issue with it was slightly different. I took it as Lucasarts wanted to reserve the right make their own Monkey Island 5 later, and were saying that Tales didn't count as a numbered entry and was merely a mini series or spin off. This rubbed me the wrong way and i wanted them to confirm Tales as a 5th entry.
I get what the developers were trying to do, to build on the lore and feel like Guybrush never stopped adventuring during the hiatus.
Its weird to me though like fictional Red Dwarf series ix or the missing Liesure Suit Larry.