Thats rubbish!
I have 6950 and 6970 stock shipping and I've paid for it.
I can tell you now the pricing will be:-
6950 @ £270 - £300 Inc. VAT
6970 @ £360 - £400 inc. VAT
I have lots en-route.
Now the 5870's are sub £200, thats £100 cheaper than a 6950 and same price as a 6870.
People will and are buying 5870's now they are sub £200 because at sub £200 there is no faster card.
5870 won't be going £150 or lower, what would be the point, as then 6850/6870 would not sell.
Plus if you think 69xx cards are gonna be £200 then think again and look at my pricing above, again use common sense, why would 6950 be same price as a 6870?
6950 competes with GTX 570/480 and is priced similar.
6970 competes with GTX 580 and is priced similar.