Julien Merceron joins Bandai Namco

http://gematsu.com/2015/12/julion-merceron-joins-bandai-namco

I wonder if he will make some sort of universal engine or something like the Fox engine for Namco Bandai games like Tekken, Ace Combat or Tales of.
Speaking of the last, what do you think about this news? I know is too soon before judging Merceron's work, but is really an interesting move.