Adobe Systems has just changed their announce policy on product releases – We now have word that the Creative Suite release date cycle will follow a 24 month cycle, with possible dot-releases at every 12 months or depending on the products and available updates. So when will Adobe CS6 will be released? See our prediction below.

• CS6 – Expected to be released in early May 2012. All CS5 orders at adobe.com now get free upgrades to CS6!
• CS6 Beta – The Photoshop CS6 beta is now available at Adobe Labs!
• CS5.5 – The current version, released in April 2011.
  
• CS5 – Released in April 2010 (18 months after CS4).
  
• CS4 - Released in October 2008 (18 months after CS3).
  
• CS3 – Released April 2007 (24 months after CS2).
  
• CS1 - Released in October 2003.
• CS2 – Released in April 2005 (18 months after CS).
• CS1 - Released in October 2003.
  

With Adobe’s new release date cycle announced, it’s now easy to guess when the next release of Creative Suite will be coming out.  We are pretty sure CS6 will be out in April 2012. As soon as the rumors begin to appear on the latest new features, we will post them here on uCouponCode.com.

As the Adobe release schedule approaches, it’s good to keep in mind that you can only upgrade to the latest version if your current copy in no more than two versions back (upgrades save up to 60% off the retail price!).  If you don’t have a qualifying upgradable version of Adobe Creative Suite CS6 software, then you should try to take advantage of Adobe’s discounted student pricing (tip: If you are not a student, signup for gym access or for a tennis class at your local community college and in most cases this should be enough). The Adobe student versions are the same exact versions as regular editions but discounted from 60% to 80% off the retail price.  So for example, Photoshop CS5 Extended is $199 for the student price vs. $999 for the full retail price.  Not a bad deal!

As soon as Adobe CS6 is released, we’ll be sure to post all CS6 coupon codes on our Adobe coupons and promotional codes page.  To learn more about Adobe’s release schedule, see this page about Photoshop’s history on Wikipedia. Once we hear more Adobe CS6 rumors, we’ll update this page.

What would you like to see in the next version of Lightroom 5 and Adobe CS6 releases of Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, Flash CS6, and other Adobe Creative Suite products?  Post your thoughts below.