Sounds like it, if so then guess there will be no retail sales from shops.
Might as well just buy from the secondary market.
I don't know why tnp think they need to reinvent the wheel every release. I think they have tried a different distribution method every release. What is next year just order the cards you want for delivery direct from tnp and they come already placed in the album.
As for Eco packaging scanlens were doing it 50 years ago and still had packs to open.
I don't think tnp have a clue about collecting, I think for a lot the thrill of collecting is as much about the chase, the not knowing what is in a packand the trill of busting something as it is about simply adding a card or set to the collection.