I have heard murmurs that Bill has announced this because a certain German DVD company might be putting out a release in the near future and CR want to pre-empt sales by letting people know it's in the works.........
Rumours, dreams and dust.. Who knows the truth? Not me, for sure. I just remember how long it took to get out in the first place (kudu's to CR!!) so I won't be holding my breath waiting on this.