Looks at thread...
Okay, I don't know why people are so bemused about Prey taking place c. 1722. Even casting aside Alien vs. Predator (the movie), Predator 2 makes it clear that the yautja have been coming to Earth for a long time. And if you factor in the comics, they've been coming to Earth since at least the 9th century (Skeld's Keep takes place in 820 IIRC). As for the weapons stuff, well, I don't think that's really an issue either. You can actually do something conceptually interesting, that even if the Commache defeat the yautja with its superior weaponry, they still have to deal with (admittedly not as) superior weaponry possessed by Europeans, along with superior numbers. Perhaps that's being 'woke,' but I'd argue that the first Predator film is one you can draw real-world inspiration to (Vietnam War).
But will it be good? I dunno. I pray that Prey will be good, otherwise it's Disney just being predatory on our desire for good Predators, which is a partcuarly pernicous phase of predation.
(Yes, I gave you the names for following Predator films, Disney, you can thank me later.)