Honestly I'm starting to think that the whole project is dead. This processor is so late to market that its obsolete, perhaps Outlaw finally realized it and has opted to partner with Onkyo for the next iteration of the 997. I really want to wait a little longer but anymore and I might just get the new PR-SC887. Even if the 997 isn't dead I just don't think its worth owning anymore. This latest annoucement has really tainted the whole thing for me.