Ok when I started this topic 4+ months ago I was bit wasted :-) SO my info was hearsay ie. not confirmed.

Now 6 is definetely in beta. So it is definetely coming out...exactly when I don't know. I would say within 3 months. You won't find info. on Maya site as they don't pre announce there product. It is just info that gets leaked out by beta testers.