I seriously doubt Capcom will abandon 3ds with the huge numbers MH does in Japan.
I don't understand this. The 3DS is 6 years old. At some point publishers have to drop hardware, regardless of how popular it is, so that they can sustain their franchise elsewhere. The same is true for Monster Hunter. I sincerely doubt that you will see another MH game on 3DS. Capcom have squeezed everything they can out of that system, both financially and in terms of actual game design.
They're interested in growing the franchise, not keeping the status quo.
I actually personally think some form of PS4 release is really likely. I just think Capcom's comments are vague enough to be meaningless.
Especially keeping in mind the MH4 announcement PR had a whole paragraph talking about their commitment to a multiplatform strategy which Vita fans held on to as proof it would release on Vita too for years.(Some Wii U fans too)
Vita is...well, Vita. A failed platform that would have done little to contribute to Monster Hunter's continued growth as a franchise. As I said before, I don't think the comments are vague at all. I just think that some people (not you necessarily) don't like what they seem to imply.
sony paid capcom to sell PS4's
and nintendo is happy with selling N2DS's while they sell every switch they can produce
your point is invalid
It's not really invalid. Even if Sony hadn't paid for it, that game would have never showed up on last generation systems. Look at how quickly PS3 and Xbox 360 were dropped by most big publishers. 2014 was the last year we saw any meaningful 7th generation console support.