I thought Intel shut down Realsense years ago. It turns out they didn't exactly, and the D421 module is actually a new product. Apparently they're going to spin it out.
You're not really misremembering. There was a bunch of drama around a press release or something, with various robotics companies having to reach out to their Intel contacts to get a better picture of what was going on. The press release or whatever derived headline was indeed not quite accurate...
Edit: corrected it’s 800 for a 10 pack
https://store.intelrealsense.com/buy-intel-realsense-depth-m...