Nuendo 8 - Sales offer

Hi! Another Cubase 10 user here, considering the upgrade to Nuendo 8/10.

I was wondering if someone (maybe Timo?) would be able to clarify something.

There’s been an announcement at GDC of the pricing of Nuendo 10. KVR reports: “Nuendo 10 will be available through resellers and the Steinberg Online Shop in Q2 2019. The suggested retail price for the boxed version of Nuendo 10, which includes the required dongle, will be 999 euros, whereas the download version will be available for 979 euros. These prices include German VAT.”

This seems to suggest that, going forward, the price of Nuendo (and, I assume, upgrades and crossgrades) has been cut permanently. I’m in Australia, so not sure how this new price compares to the current sale price of Nuendo 8.

Is this correct? For me, this could help me make a decision on the crossgrade from Cubase to Nuendo, as the significantly more expensive upgrade path I’d be buying into in future is a big consideration. If this was potentially going to be a little more affordable moving forward, I think I’d take the plunge on those extra features.

Thanks!