https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editions_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons
D&D 5E was the 13th Edition of the game.
The next version, One D&D, will be the 14th edition of the game - counting AD&D.
If you just count D&D, it is the 11th, and 5E would be the 10th edition of just the D&D brand.
The marketing line, "there are no more editions," does not change the past. Or the future. Or thousands of years of book publishing.
When talking about a game, you could more accurately call One D&D, a D&D 5.5 version. The version number would be a bit more accurate than the word edition since, in software, compatibility inside a version number is usually a guaranteed thing - most of the time.
But to say "no more editions" ties your hands so tightly; you are hurting future improvements and teams by making such a statement. Let's say for their online component, they would need to make significant changes to make it a worldwide hit, and a new version is absolutely needed? Well, saying "no new versions" is counterproductive and may prevent that from happening. Or it may tie their hands so they can't make those changes.
I don't care about "version/edition this or that" - just make a great game and do what you need to - to deliver on that promise.
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