I know I won't be able to afford it. I'll have to save for a year to pay for it. My credit cards are almost all getting close to maxing out. I have household expenses besides my hobbies and those take priority over my extracurricular activities. Home repairs are a lot more important to me. When I first bought Poser 2, it was about $185 and I thought that was really expensive. At the time, it was the most expensive software I had actually bought, that didn't come preinstalled on my computer (like word processors, spreadsheets, etc.) If what I'm hearing turns out to be true, it'll be a long while before I can lay down the cash for it. I can't dip into my savings, because I use that to pay my property taxes with. I need my house before I need Poser 5. Curious Labs would be smart to lower prices and sell to a lot more people, than just to the few who have the cash to buy it. Oh, well, I can't complain. I do have Poser 4 and it's better than nothing. Melanie