(If this rumour turns out to be true) I'm guessing the change of office (and location) will more than likely spell death to the personality/spark/attention to detail that we expect from DMC. I just think of the difference between DMC1 and 2 and the fact it was another team writing and planning it, and then I imagine what Ninja Theory will do to it, having worked on Heavenly Sword, which seemed pretty damn boring.
As some of the comments under the last article say, being developed in an English studio will probably be the end of the series' personality. I say that because as a rule, Japanese game studios tend to put far more effort into story and characters and attention to detail in the designs. All I can say is thank God it's not Lionhead, or there'd be more Geddan action than anything else, lololol