Game console and PC/Mame in the same cabinet?

[amheck]

Hi gang,

I'm going back and forth what to use for my first project.  Either a PC with MAME or a game console like an XBOX 360.  I think I've read enough that I'm going to skip the X-Arcade tankstick and try to build my own control panel.  But I wasn't sure what considerations I'd need to take into account (A/B switch?) to have the controller interface with both systems.

At first I thought maybe I'd go with something like this below for the xbox system and then get a cocktail system for MAME, but I really want to do golf games like Golden Tee and Tiger Woods pGA Tour Online with a trackball and I'm not sure those would work well with the cocktail style system.  Hence why I'm wondering if I should try and put a game console and PC in a cabinet like the one pictured below.

[dandare]

Hi amheck!

I'm in a similar situation, or I was.  For my 2nd project i've started building a candy style sitdown cab.

A cross between a vewix / astro city style cab, and I'm putting in a PS3 (for MVC3, SSF4 etc) and a small PC (for MAME). 

I haven't purchased one yet but will get a USB/KMV switch , they allow you to control 2 (or more) computers with one keyboard/mouse.

OR  for our needs, 2 game systems with one control panel, great!

ps. wise coice regarding the tankstick.
 

[amheck]

Thanks!  So the USB switch is really just a 1 in/2-out sort of deal?  Seems to make sense.....
Still doing a lot of reading - I just wanted to make sure this was possible, before I got too far in.  Would this is a manual type of switch, or would it be possible to get a button mounted on the control panel to control the switch?

[Donkbaca]

I have a pc /360 cab. See my build in my sig