I expect the prices of them to go up with these rumours/truth. May also be a marketing ploy to get more sales for it. And, if sales get better, they may continue to keep producing it. But, who knows?
Could be...like a "Farewell Tour" in the rock and roll world...good for ticket sales
I guess the High Power I'd want has already been manufactured and is already pricey...WWII era. I don't buy a lot of newly manufactured firearms. If the reported facts, or rumors, are true then it's sad in an "end of an era" sort of way.