I just ordered sidegrade from V8 Esprit to V9 Studio for $124.  I have 30 days to add subscription if I decide it's worth it. Usually in the fall before the next new version comes out they put the old version on sale for half price. So whenever V11 is about to come out I should be able to get V10 at half price and going studio to studio it should be cheaper. I stay one version behind, but that's OK. I'll have to look more closely to see if a subscription is a better deal.