I have looked at the specs of the newest Onkyo and it is nothing for me to worry about for upgrading. It is rumored to be about $3000 (US) which is quite the premium.

The 886 still has features that the Outlaw 997 will not have (2 HDMI outputs, etc..) so it really depends what you want. The prices seems about right for a guaranteed new 886 from what I can tell from other places.