The Foundry discloses more information on Modo 901

(Updated) The Foundry has made available a page with more details on Modo 901. Version 901 is a major upgrade that brings a comprehensive list of new features. Changes include:

• Advanced hardware-accelerated photorealistic viewport based on Mari technology
• Integrated MeshFusion
• Accelerated performance
• OpenSubdiv library support
• Enhanced modeling toolset
• Improved UV workflows
• Better multi-resolution sculpting
• Extended dynamics and effects – procedural Shatter for shattering
  meshes based on collisions, procedural Rock for adding natural-looking
  landscape details, dynamic simulations can now be saved and loaded as
  separate external cache files, etc.
• More flexible rigging
• Easier pipeline integration – new TD SDK offers an easier and
  more intuitive interface to the existing Python API for writing
  plug-ins. MODO 901 also brings Qt support to Mac OS X and
  Windows —already available on Linux— so TDs can make cross-platform
  custom UIs. Plus support for OpenVDB voxel datasets and improved workflows with Nuke and Mari.
• Complexity management – Deferred Mesh item lets you offload
  assets to disk, loading them at render time. Added ability to
  mass-convert scene image clips to Tiled EXRs and better ways to expose
  only selected inputs in assemblies.
• Improved painting and texturing
• Physically based materials and rendering
• Vector-based graphics support
• UI and viewport enhancements

New features videos can be found on The
Foundry’s Vimeo channel. Modo 901 will be available on May 27. Price will increase from $1,495 to $1,799 (permanent licenses), those interested in purchasing the software can buy 801 now and automatically receive an upgrade to 901 when it becomes available. Upgrades from previous versions of Modo cost $499. For more details visit the Modo 901 official page, new features list and FAQ.