It's actually just called 5e(2024) now, and the current 5e will be called 5e(2014) like that won't confuse people at all...
The floating ASI is already a thing they were moving towards in the reprints of races in Monsters of the Multiverse, which contained all the various races from volo's guide and other non PHB sources (like EE player's guide) all combined into one big reprint, it's not a new thing for the next edition, it's a now thing. As a pnp player, i get to talk with my DM and choose what version I want (within reason), but that's not a luxury everyone has.
The bigger tell is actually the special weapon abilities, which came out in the 5th round of playtest content. Each weapon has a mastery property and contains special effects like cleave and shove on hit. It's not the exact same as what Larian has done, but it's there.
But, that being said, Larian has got a lot of work if they want to bring the game into line with 5e(2024), and i don't know why they would bother releasing this year if they plan on doing that, it's so much time and effort, why not wait until the release next year?
