Hopefully we see the DWA engine from the P Synth make it to the Trackers and Play+, would be great for using both tonal and longer samples in a deeper synth engine, it’s a perfect fit for those devices.
It’s really big. Like the Reliq. I saw both at Superbooth and these are like fixed containers permanently occupying the same real state in your studio, not something (like Polyend devices) that you can move around so you always have in front of you what you are using right now.
And they are expensive to, ~2000€ for the PolyPulse, no idea if the unreleased Reliq has a price tag yet. Hard to compare to Play/Tracker.
maybe Polyend is working on the 'Pento" 
except my wallet won’t be ready! Like the thinking all. More fun is good!
If Polyend announces a dedicated sampler not called Polyend Sampler, I think I’ll pass.
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Oof, the Reliq looks nice. I really like the idea of a matrix mixer. And then even a sequencable one! Along with all the other things it apparently does. Only downsides seem to be that it doesn’t make any noises by itself and the price tag.
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I agree on the big but not relative to the old cats; MPC60s Sp1200s or my MPC4k or the XL. It has a stage presence of an instrument that you play, in contrast to being bent over a TE OXY
#rock-star-vibe 
IMO its priced fairly, pro build, massive amount of controls and IO with surround capabilities.It may though not be the best unit at brain dance music 
So that brings me back to the Play as my closest fit atm, its amazingly quick and powerful creative device (selecting a few tracks and turn the sample end until the samples tracks are in revers (recorded realtime) this would have taken ages to do on my 4k.
Variation mirrors what I was doing with my MPC where I would have copies of the same instruments on multiple tracks to try out variation; sometimes reaching over 60+ tracks in pattern .. a rather elephant like workflow vs the Play works.
My biggest fault with the Play (sans limited sampler/ and dynamics Mixing) is not being able to load the resampled tracks into the session without having to take the SD card out and load the resampled stem into a folder … please correct me if this is inaccurate!
I thought the tracker mini might be a better backpack fit .. But I have a hard time imagining scrolling through wavetabels or chopping up a wave form is smooth via buttons .
The tracker is still on the list (built in radio is an element way to sample a city region on my travels and the waveform with granular and wavetable are brilliant remixing tools. Well design UI (both hands edit in harmonium) and window structure is fast to navigate, its smother than the modern MPC with 5 encoders, armor of buttons and a touch screen, And that is foretelling of Polyends lead in design.
I guess I’ll hang on the ropes a bit longer ..waiting on the new Mpc707ElectribeRs7000Curcuit Pro from Arturia 
in all honesty though Polyend could take the win with a new unit considering their current inventory and UI design..
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You know, I’ve already tried all the grooveboxes out there. For sound, I’ve ended up sticking only with Erica Synths (currently my number one instrument), the Perkons HD it’s simply divine for my techno. But it’s severely limited when it comes to other needs.
In the end, there’s no decent all-in-one solution on the market.
I just want a proper instrument. One that’s reliable, has fantastic sound, covers all my requirements, lets me play a set for an entire hour without worry, and is stable as a tank.
It’s as if all musical equipment manufacturers have conspired to produce separate instruments that in the end don’t properly integrate into one cohesive ecosystem. And you keep buying gear like an idiot, hoping each new purchase finally fulfills all your needs.
No matter where you look, even among the most advanced solutions, each has its own issueseither glitches, overly digital sound, lousy sound quality, inconvenient workflow, and so on.
Name any all-in-one tool and I’ll tell you why it doesn’t work.
No need to bring up examples like MPC, Machine+, and such. They’re essentially outdated tablets with pads. Even a regular iPad with an external MIDI controller easily outperforms them. They all have extremely slow and tedious workflows. And if you add a couple of extra effects, they start crackling, and the CPU load hits 100%.