Basemente' musician here.  Love my X3e and the various VSTs that came with it, not to mention the whole host of other external goodies that I've plugged in the software along the way.  Works great.  Love it.  New stuff in Platinum etc sounds great, but is not enough for me to bite....just how much better can this software get?!
 
My question: Will CW continue to add new Sonar X3e compatible VSTs, presets, etc., and make them avail for purchase (X3e compatible)?  I realize the Platinum tier plan folks get for free, etc.  Are X3e peeps officially on the outside now?
 
Just curious in a nonchalant X3e sorta way.  ;)
 
Thanks,
Jim
 
BTW: I just did a thing: https://soundcloud.com/scenic-mental-detours/why-am-i-here
toot.

For all practicable purposes X3 is dead. You will still be able to use it all you want but its update life is over. As a rule CW never sells plugins that it bundles with a new version for use in an older version. Pro Channel modules are different and if they come up new ones they may be for sale.  
 
If you think of Sonar Platinum as X3 on steroids you may want to look into getting it to stay current and get a really great DAW too.  

John I would say X3 "development" is dead. Hence no further updates, fixes or added features.
 
X3 is alive on all installed computers.

VST2 and VST3 plugins from other vendors will work with X3e, and X3e will of course continue to run.  Cakewalk has simply moved on to the new release of Platinum, and the new sales model.
 
Bob Bone

bapu
John I would say X3 "development" is dead. Hence no further updates, fixes or added features.
 
X3 is alive on all installed computers.

Nah its dead here. LOL

 
 
I presume any new ProChannel modules will work in X3e Producer and Studio (as John mentions).
And presets for anything you already own.
 
 

Well...talk about being behind..:o)..technically and softwareically ...:o)
And I know  there are a few who are further behind than I am.
It's quite possible, though, that these tools last as long as I do.
 

I'll probably keep an eye for new program soundbank releases of DimPro , etc, or maybe even ProChannel preset this and that.  At this point I can't even imagine how much they can move beyond what's already delivered.  New compressors, effects bin things, etc.  Got it.  Most of that stuff is presently in place already.  I always get a bit concerned when I go chasing new toys (and leaving behind the infinity of music creation).
Really like the new feature of saved mix configurations, but I rarely go that far, and can work around that with saved versions.  Sluggish, but works.
 

berlymahn
At this point I can't even imagine how much they can move beyond what's already delivered.

They've apparently fixed a lot of bugs in X3.
 
"The latest version of SONAR has hundreds of bug fixes, many reported directly by users (and a big “thank you” to those who provided bug details and ways to reproduce). Here’s a partial list of the most significant and/or common ones that were fixed."
 
Makes you wonder a bit about a product that has hundreds of bugs, but at least they're recognized and being addressed.  But it'll cost you the price of X3 to get them fixed.

'Knock on wood'
Five years from now are the Sonar X3 users still awaiting an X4?
Then Platinum 2015 will be advanced to Platinum 2020; and be worried not about keep using your old but trusted Sonar X3e.......
To be honest, for most people it appears, Sonar 2015 do not appear to be a crippling. So getting involved in the evolution of the software may not be a bad thing.