While it is possible that the plot changes were only done to make the game interesting for old players again, and to add to the meagernarrative of the original, there is no way to yet determine the intentof Capcom as an X2 for PSP has not yet been announced. In an announcement by Keji Inafune, the remake did not sell as well as he had hoped, and has shown a general disinterest in continuing to remake the remaining games.
It's Mega Man Legends, a title that really didn't sell well in the Mega Man franchise.
Originally, Keiji had intended to end the series' plot at the installment of Rockman X5, and had begun development on the Rockman Zero series, in order to elaborate on the character of Zero. However, he had departed to another studio in cooperation with Inticreates, and unbeknown to him, another installment (Rockman X6)was created. This set a slight continuity error in Keiji's intentionfor the plot, but through some changes in the storyline, was alleviated.