Around two weeks ago I tried to buy K-3 II. The shop didn't have it, so they contacted Pentax. Pentax told them that they don't manufacture K-3 II anymore.
So that probably means that same production line K-3 II had, was given to KP or was under modification to produce KP.
Of course Pentax may given wrong information to shop, but this is what they told then and also told that there will probably be new launch 26.1, which there was.
From that perspective KP is new K-3 II and replaced it.
I went to K-1. If that was their strategy, it worked!
Don't regret a bit.