Will the Epix series get an UI update to the fenix 8 style?

From the DCRainmaker review: „And unfortunately for Fenix 7 owners, none of the new UI pieces/features are going back to previous watches“

Ah, dang I must have missed that part in the video. I was really hoping the Epix would get it.

and there is no reason for that.

CPU and Hardware are quite identical between FR965 and E2 (and E2 Pro).

Apart from the reason that they want to sell watches

No because they want to stimulate Fenix 8 sales. Which is a big turn in Garmin update practice and makes you wonder why should one invest in a device for which software development will stop as soon as newer device is released. 

And wasn't it the case in the past that at launch the epix pro 2 watch had a few features that were exclusive only to that model, and after six months Garmin released those extra features on older watches anyway?
I know they won't confirm it now, because that would actually make some people just wait for the update and give up buying a new watch. But for heaven's sake, you pay $1,000 for a watch, and after two years you might feel cheated because the manufacturer makes you pay another $1,000 to make the design more consistent. If that happens well, I think I'll go back to Apple.

i agree ... changes to UI are not so hard to retrofit and epix 2 (pro) should get at least 1-2 major updates since they were not cheap.

It's quite simple... if garmin wont update at least the last gen hardware with new ui... well there are other companies with great functions and customer support  and software updates for years ;p

From the discussion under the DCRainmaker review: "Exact quote: “The new features and interface improvements will not be rolled back to previous devices. They are on an entirely new code base that isn’t compatible with past devices.”"

That is very unfortunate, but thank you for the information.