I finally meandered my way out of the Wastelands where I started in a random start, and the first system in neutral space I went to has 5 Ancient Data Caches. I know these are the things you get Encrypted Data Chips from that, in RE1, you could turn in to UCH ships for Progenitor stuff which isn't (currently?) a part of RE2.

My question is, are there plans for these chips/the Progenitors in RE2, in which case I should collect these and hold on to them? Or will they remain useless?