Based on the info Geroge Kaye provided.., IF these new models will have recording capabilities.., I'd say it sounds like Yammie will put out their contender to the Kurzweil PC3 series.

This is where it gets a little confusing though. If Yammie releases these models, I would assume they'd also have sound engines based on the Motif XS. If they added recording to these models such as 16trk sequencers.., wouldn't these things be too direct in competing with the Motif line? Yamaha keeps very fine lines between their models. MO series is the ES series cut in half and can be called the "fat free models".

It would be very cool if Yamaha released these models with those features as they'd compete against the Kurzweil PC3 series. The price of the 88 fully weighted better come in under the XS8 though.