Unofficially, the Xperia play has ICS available to anyone willing to flash it so news for them isn't all that bad. Barring catastrophe and/or the Mayans being correct on 12/22, the Rez will get an official OTA for ICS before the end of the year. There's no viable reason, they never seem to need one in the past though, it would be held off past Labor day. I just don't see them failing to release outside of their current timetable. The latest candidate 3.13.605.7, fixed some of the pithy problems 605.5 had. I think the only thing really tying it up the Rez. revolves around the terms "global" and the recent announcement of the 4 late bloomers.
P.S. How did I get posted before SJ submission, that's twilight zone-ish?