Rick Naqvi of Presonus said today they've been working on a special crossgrade for Cakewalk users and should have something as early as next Tuesday.  Again, I don't have details on the price but I'm hoping it will be worthwhile. 

I understand there's no rush to stop using Sonar but if anyone's interested this could be an alternative down the road.  I don't work for Presonus but I do know a few of those folks. 

I just confirmed this. My understanding is that the lower price will be only for Cakewalk user crossgrades, not any other DAW.
 
FWIW although PreSonus and Cakewalk were "competitors," software development in a tiny, demanding, and declining market is not easy. Both companies had (have) a lot of respect for each other. There's a "we're all in this together" mentality among the developers I know in this industry.
 

I'd definitely be interested in that. It's seems the only viable alternative for me for much of my audio multi-track based work. Super bummed Cubase doesn't have ARA as I rely on it for Melodyne and Vocalign.

I will be watching this closely.

So upgrades for WHO?  What "last version" of sonar platinum will be covered?  Only current "lifetime" subscribers?  Up to date version?  Mine is 2/7/2016 "owned".  Is that "too old"????
 
I know it's early - but with the CURRENT <$200 pricing thru Nov 27, the danger is waiting til next week and being left high and dry.

Is this likely to be better than the current BF deals at JRR and AudioDeluxe where you can get $169 at the checkout?

Does studio one have rewire?

The standard crossgrade offer requires serial/receipt proof of full Sonar (or DAW) so it doesn’t seem it matters as long as it’s a full paid license
https://shop.presonus.com.../Studio-One-Crossgrade

Call me when they propose Oversampling , X ray , plugin menu layout and plugin permanet renaming , screensets , icons , templates ect .....:( love Studio one as a owner but a lot of simple stuff here and there makes me wanna quite and go back to sonar quikly ....

Yes