the thing is that they already support the wave panel with very good menu coverage, so why not the new panels as the wave is phased out by tangent, if they configure the element to offer the same selection as the wave I’ll be happy.
people that want the Resolve panels will buy the Resolve panels, much better button/knob integration with the software, big facilities will buy the resolve panels, people that make good money grading with Resolve will buy the Resolve panels.
the rest will get euphonix,element,wave,eclipse.
my wave /logitech G13 combo is very good, I see the element being a replacement for the wave, not the Resolve panel