Last year Märklin released the new MS. And we got this year the new software version 2.5 for CS3, for which they have just published books.

So I highly doubt that we are getting something new in 2025.

My CS3 Plus is all I need. It would be nice with a larger screen but I do not clutter my desk with a monitor or phones or any other non related railway stuff. At age 83 I understand the world has changed as has our site which now has more posts on computer equipment and software than actually driving a train using the knob on the CS3. No doubt Marklin will in time produce something for the modern world which may or may not encourage younger folk to the hobby. Meanwhile I amn happy with what we have although the cost of Locos and in particular plastic coaches is too high.

I agree with Kimball. What is of importance to Marklin is getting a revenue, an income, a profit and have a healthy economy. It's not their main priority to make users and consumers save as much money as possible... and it shouldn't be either.

Märklins priority are customer and most of them have middle economic.
Many of them are Märklinist and lot of them do not use same digital system like CS3.
There are other manufacture who produce cheaper digital system like Rocos Z21.
Too expensive digital system scares away customer.
Ecos do have power feeder follow with digital system as package.
Do Märklin even do that?
If i did own factory Märklin i would give customer with better cheaper way and it´s a black box with fully same functional as CS3 but without screen window and cab control.
Of course also with power feeder in the same package.

To Goofy:
"If i did own factory Märklin i would give customer with better cheaper way and it´s a black box with fully same functional as CS3 but without screen window and cab control." Running Märklin isn't simple and easy: "On 4 February 2009 Märklin filed for insolvency at the Göppingen municipal court. A year and a day later, on 5 February 2010, Märklin announced a return to profitability."
One could also look at what happened with Swedish owned companies like Volvo and Saab.

So the fact that Ecos comes with a power supply and the CS3 doesn't (but you have to buy one separately) makes a huge difference in your opinion? They are both still quite costly.
Märklin has the cheap Mobile Stations and the two expensive CS3 models. Would something in the price range in between make sense? Who knows? (I don't). It could be costly and risky for Märklin to go that route.

"Märklins priority are customer and most of them have middle economic."
To say that their "priority is the customer" doesn't really say anything. Priority in what sense? It's not a charity organisation.

The "most of them have middle economic" thing is the reason why Märklin has entry level models and cheap starter sets with everything in the box. Still, the hobby is, and has always been, crazy expensive. And still, Märklin seems to be making good sales with the top end stuff also.

How do you expect anyone to take what you say seriously when you respond with a row of laughing smileys??.

Of course I have read about the price complaints! I even said that this hobby is crazy expensive. But if Marklin couldn't make a profit they wouldn't make expensive models. Marklin also has cheaper, beginner friendlier, product lines as well. Also all other brands are expensive as well.
"Charity organisation supports by customer, if there is possible." This sentence doesn't make sense. So I won't comment. (Marklin does have lots of customer support in several meanings of the word).
The reason I mentioned Volvo and Saab is that they, like other great Swedish companies, have been through heavy crises barely managing to survive. So the idea that "if only I were the leader of this and that things would be different and successful" is easy to say but not realistic.
I know that you wonder why Marklin doesn't have something like the Z21. And I have also adressed it. We can only guess the reasons behind Marklin's decisions behind its line of products

Actually, I think Goofy has raised a valid question, and it is something I discussed years ago with a digital guru, and it was suggested that a good option would be a simple “black box” as a central processor, that the individual could plug into with the control module of their choice. That way everything from 6021 to ms2, tablets and phones, uhlenbrock lissy etc…. Could all be used at the customers discretion, but through a Märklin box.

All very well, but what you have described is a computer/routers combined ......
A simple router is €70-100 and a business quality Meraki router (network routing, VPN, traffic shaping etc) is €5-700.
I think it would be impractical for Märklin to go down that route.

Kimball

I also don't see any need for a black box style controller. I prefer Marklin focuses in getting
CS3/CS3+ free software updates.
I accept thought that other people may have different preferences. I am not sure if having several styles of controllers is acceptable from a sales and proffit perspective.


Miguel