No updates for PodFarm

[fflbrgst]

Many of us have been waiting (and asking) about updates to PodFarm - for years.   Looks like there won't be any.  I just happened to see an ad (in Tape Op magazine) for Helix Native, so did a search and found some threads here in the Helix forum about it - still in Beta testing.

My questions is - will PodFarm users who have the full package get any kind of discount to the Helix Native s/w when its released?  Or will it be like when they obsoleted Gearbox - "here's the stripped down version of PF for you; oops, you lose half your amps, your custom patches, etc, but the sound is much better".
 

[Triryche]

DI posted this somewhere:

 

What does Helix Native cost?
Helix Native sells for $399 USD. However, to hammer home the whole studio-to-stage thing, we’re offering a discount to registered Helix and Helix Rack owners; they can purchase Helix Native for $99. Existing POD Farm customers are eligible for certain discounts as well (TBD).

 

 

Or will it be like when they obsoleted Gearbox - "here's the stripped down version of PF for you; oops, you lose half your amps, your custom patches, etc, but the sound is much better".

 

 

To the best of my knowledge, the engine in PF is the same as Gearbox, and you should not have lost any amps or models that you paid for or your device(s) enabled. Also, presets in Gearbox should be forward compatible with PF.  I had the Gearbox plug-in before PF came out and the transition was seamless (At least that's how I remember it, it was a while ago!!). 

[fflbrgst]

I lost all my GB presets (if there was a way to move them from GB to PF it certainly was not documented), sounds were not the same (anyway) when switching from GB to PF - the amp choices had different names, etc.