I have seen lots of info like this recently as well, and from some very reputable people over at AVS. I don't doubt it is true.
It looks like the focus of decoding is moving to the players, mainly because of the interactive content features. As long as you have a HDMI 1.1/1.2 receiver that correctly handles multichannel PCM, you should be okay for a while.
The only thing remaining is for all the new HD-DVD and BD players to start supporting the advanced codecs. None of them will handle DTS-HD Master Audio yet, except for one that I am aware of currently. Not a big deal until things are more mainstream.
