What if the SH2 Remake isn’t a “sequel”, but rather an “addition”

Ok so I don’t have any really strong evidence for this theory, it’s really just me thinking out loud. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the loop theory of the remake being a sequel, and I think plenty of you guys will agree with me that it sucks. I really enjoyed the sh2 remake, so the only reason I kinda like the loop theory is because it would make the remake also “canon” on its own. But I was thinking what if the remake is an addition to the original sh2 lore wise. Let me try to give a rough explanation. Let’s say you have a general sh2, not necessarily the og or the sequel. You can choose whether or not you want the og or the remake to be the canonical way the events of sh2 went, or perhaps mix them. It’s like in resident evil where you have main scenario A, and main scenario B (and if they remake born from a wish then sub scenario A and sub scenario B). For example, if you want the events of the remake to be what truly happened, but Eddie was pizza rather than ice cream, then that’s what happened. If you want the events of the og game to be the canonical way sh2 went, but James somehow got the stillness ending, then he did. Any notes not mentioned in the other version (like the drugs that is stated Mary takes in the remake) that’s not mentioned in the other version, could also be said to be canon for the other version of sh2. So just think of it as the remake expands on the original, and its endings are new “canonical” endings James could potentially get. It’s basically how the remake could be canon without making loop theory canon.