If that price holds, yes, it could possibly be a game changer. Hopefully Pentax/Ricoh will setup their dealer support in the US. They also could use a few more lenses, at least sell more in the U.S. Example the 35mm FA, has not been available in the U.S for year, but appears to still be sold in Japan. Pentax has a real game changer here for sure, if they get it to market on time and update/ship some newer lenses. I have not yet seen anything official that states it's the same chip as the Phase One 250 has, just talk. However the 250 has already show just how much DR the Sony chip has.
Love the look of the new body and the tilting LCD.
Paul C.