No, think of it as a form of controlled pinging. The market pressures are such they couldn't do that.
BTTT
I think this analogy is accurate, and it also opens up discussion on additional issues with this engine. Direct ignition combustion produces higher forces and loads on an engine than spark ignition. Diesel engine designers compensate for this with much heavier engine components. Without this, a direct ignition combustion system is much noisier and has lower reliability that an spark ignition system. I suspect much more work on reliability and noise is in order.