Quoted from Dkjimbo:

yes - very firmly I do. There is no business case for them to build them and sell them any cheaper! They will justify the price with some new bells and whistles, LEDs, ColorDMD, whatever but 100% yes - you wont see this machine for less than $8000-$9000 no matter what.

Quoted from bigd1979:

Afm isnt a pin that comes up a whole lot in nice condition ..when it does its over 8k if it has color dmd and some other nice mods. I see no reason y a nib afm wont sell well at 8k especially with warranty, color upgrade , shaker and powder coated trim . Guess will see what happens but if i didnt have one allready id be interested for sure.

Quoted from Yoski:

The smartest learn from other people's mistakes and avoid those mistakes in their affairs.
Most will learn from their own mistakes. They learn the hard way and then there are those that never learn and make the same mistakes over and over again.

Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:

I want to add something since PPS decided to contact me. I am not going to war over an entertainment device, or sabotage future sales. I will gladly contact for clarity, and I would enjoy a sales flyer if available. It is great you want provide me with more information, just let me know if I have to sign some type of NDA.
I have watched way too many manufacturer shenanigans since even before WMS fell or even the BLY Industries merger to just watch on the sidelines another pingazoo again.
I call this "hyping the hype".
IF people misinterpreted my comments, I NEVER stated the game would NOT be remade, a manufacturing contract was not established, or that production could not be started in a short time after reveal.
That is the perogative of the company, not private collectors.
The release statement for MMr and associated content was industry standard, but AFMr has nothing presently.
I only caution that a person should understand what constitutes a reveal, a release, and an actual produced game in order to AVOID speculation on behalf of the general community.
Potential buyers look closely at specifications, features, and timelines when/if they become available.
Remakes cater to a specific type of buyer, not normally to collectors, but rather more to players and owners. There is sometimes massive confusion in terms of the differences of an original run, rerun, reproduction, and remake. They are not all identical.
Good luck on your efforts PPS.
I look forward to the MSRP with the formal statement as that provides indications of potential sales volume, title viability, health of the industry, and state of the new machine market among other important information which I track.

Quoted from mtdouble:

I have and love MM - Never played an AFM, is it very very similar?