I think they are just running into the typical first-time release problems. An all metal grip design combined with the swappable stick feature and USB seem to be a bit more to handle than they originally expected.
I'm very curious to see what this final product will look like. I'll definately be buying one... though I'm far from believing it will be the end-all/be-all of joysticks... no matter what SOB says. Especially at ~$250 for the combo.
AKDejaVu