I'm inclined to agree, and it'd likely be easier for him to find a new revenue stream, rather than try to redeem himself with scorned fans, or to try and find new ones. If he went back to attempting a VN, it'd likely be easier to remake himself and relaunch in hopes to get the same attention as he did as BD and get back to making stacks of cash.from one of his comments (dev reports) he stated he was going to "unpause" his pledges since he needed money....
I wouldnt be surprised if he went crazy with the money he had saved up and he had to "unpause" because he isnt good with his time or money
It is also entirely possible that he is lying, and still has a comfortable safety net of cash (whether it be actual cash in an account, or investments/whatever), and just wants to try and keep milking people. He doesn't necessarily have the best track record on honesty, so it is almost entirely speculation.