Huh? Come on Jewey!!!
His hair is so long now. The hair before was so short and nice.

Haha what are you talkin about, Sam has had hair on his head all the games but SC: Double Agent! So I dont see much difference in this new Sam.

He may still be Sam, but he is a different Sam to the Sam we knew from the first games. His life has changed alot.
Yes there will still be the infiltrations of places, but not in a spy way.

I think more games should evolve characters as they get older, because after all, we all evolve and change as people as we get older. I am certainly not the same person I was 10 years ago. Why should a video game character be any different and have the same changes?

To Sam - I actually believe it will have lots of great new stuff. The spysh thing...well, Sam is going to walk again in shadows because he is wanted by both Gov. and the terrorists. Not really spying, but stealth is still there.
The makers have kept the style of the game, except is happening more on the streets.

To Becks - Agree with the rest except the first line.
It is a bad thing. Sam may be jobless but he is SAM. I can't put this better in words. He is supposed to do that.
Anyway...
Knowing the fact that he is now wanted by both parties we shall expect him infiltrating (still) and taking down everything that stays on his way.
He'll be probably a bit more aggressive than usual. And he is now alone against everyone else.

I don't think having no spy stuff is necessarily a bad thing. We have seen the games evolve and Sam's life change through the games. Losing his daughter was bound to have an effect on his life and things will take a change of direction.

I think it would be wise for the developers to take a change of storyline before people tire of the same old spy stuff.