New retina screen macbook, using my firewire products ?

Hi,
I am considering buying the new retina screen 15 inch, but just realised that it doesn't have a firewire port, i have some firewire only products i use and have no interest in living without these,
i don't know if i can get some adapter to usb 3, and if this is possible if it impacts on the speed,
If on the other hand if i have to go out and buy a thunderbolt package i think maybe its time i floated back to windows, though i really hope apple has some good answer to this question as i doubt i will be the only one asking this question, most of these apple users will likely have been very loyal in the past so we need some answers, not just go and buy the old style macbook, 
cheers

Thanks for this information. I didn't see it. Hope this will be available together with ML next week....
Thanks!

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