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"Ability scores have been removed" YES! FINALLY!
Except now we've lost the ability to slowly invest in attributes over 18. Not good imo, and having ability scores didn't raise problems
Paizo originally wanted to get rid of ability scores and just use modifiers with 2nd Edition, but they were afraid of a D&D 4th Edition schism happening and didn't make the change when they were releasing it. Now they have the perfect opportunity to make the shift without angering the playerbase.
What I have heard is that they haven't quite finished working out how the change from attributes to modifiers will be implemented, but it is something being handled with the official changes of the remaster. What they have said so far is that we will still have the ability to raise ability modifiers above 18, we just don't know how it will work yet.
I couldn't point to a particular source, but my understanding is that it would still take 2 boosts to get to +5 and above. As said, not exactly how they're going to present this, but that's what I understand.