I've heard that rumor, too. Hopefully, it is just that, but it must be hard for Roland to recover from the debacle that the G70's release created (not to mention the abrupt change in direction with the VA series that left most G1000 users scratching their heads).

Add in the disaster to Roland sales caused by transferring the arranger division over to the CK stores, who, apparently, are not the slightest bit interested in even stocking them, yet alone promoting them (at least in the US). Not enough profit margin compared to KR-series and Atelier, I guess. But they have been resoundingly ignored by their own dealers in the US, to the point that few cities even have any to look at (including the E-series).

If one were deliberately trying to kill a formerly profitable line, I can think of no better way than RolandUS have managed. Perhaps the rumor is only that, but given Roland's phobia for any kind of public disclosure, it may take a long time to find out while Roland string us along at each trade show with vague predictions.

I wish they would let us know, one way or the other, and at least then I could snap up a slightly used one to mothball for when my G70 eventually gives up the ghost, rather than waiting forever to see if the NEXT G-series returns my Chord Sequencer to me....