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Sinden Lightgun Kickstarter date revealed!
Trnzaddict:
Titch, when you test please also test how close you can be to the screen and still have accurate tracking.
That’s one feature of the Aimtraks that annoys the sh*t out of me.
“Oh wait guys, we selected a lightgun game. Let’s move back 4-6 feet so we get somewhat accurate tracking!!” 🙄
Rockstead:
--- Quote from: Titchgamer on September 06, 2020, 02:37:04 am ---You guys are forgetting he also licensed out the tech to polymega.
Now dont get me wrong I am highly sceptical of polymega but the point is there is more than one way to sell a light gun ;)
I doubt you will ever see these on the shelves of Smiths or whatever but theres no reason he couldn't set up a E-shop to sell them direct without the pre order.
This is just the beginning for him, He has gone from having a idea with a home built prototype with total scepticism (even from me to start) to mass producing it and having over a million in sales.
I dont know where he plans to go with this now but I really hope it takes off for him and earns him some money.
Hes a nice dude with his heart at the centre of the lightgun community.
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I was going to mention that, I was trying to find the name of that company, let’s not forget the A1UP deal, but I have no idea what monetary value those type of deals have.
I think he’s smart to grow his business slowly, what’s the rush, look what he’s been able to do with word of mouth only, too big too fast has ruined many small companies.
You would think that eventually he would find local distribution in various countries, or maybe he’ll just get bought out soon enough once he gets the attention of a larger game maker, I think the AimTrak’s were too niche for that, too finicky, the Sinden could work because it’s more of a set it and forget it type device, it just works.
Titchgamer:
--- Quote from: Trnzaddict on September 06, 2020, 09:43:15 am ---Titch, when you test please also test how close you can be to the screen and still have accurate tracking.
That’s one feature of the Aimtraks that annoys the sh*t out of me.
“Oh wait guys, we selected a lightgun game. Let’s move back 4-6 feet so we get somewhat accurate tracking!!” 🙄
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It depends on the screen size, The bigger the screen the further back you have to be.
Howard_Casto:
Well I expect the polymega to be as lasting and influential as the ouya, so that deal really means nothing imho. The arcade1up deal might actually be more fruitful. To answer the asked question, the rush is that if other companies see this gun making money, they'll come out with their own versions. Except for rare timeless exceptions, every product, especially a tech product, has an expiration date. Our goal as an end user should be to see this gun in production for as long as possible.... so it'll be supported and get regular driver updates, ect.
Titchgamer:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on September 06, 2020, 11:05:08 pm ---Well I expect the polymega to be as lasting and influential as the ouya, so that deal really means nothing imho. The arcade1up deal might actually be more fruitful. To answer the asked question, the rush is that if other companies see this gun making money, they'll come out with their own versions. Except for rare timeless exceptions, every product, especially a tech product, has an expiration date. Our goal as an end user should be to see this gun in production for as long as possible.... so it'll be supported and get regular driver updates, ect.
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Andy wants to keep it updated, That was a day 1 goal for him.
He wants to make it compatible with real hardware where possible also using adapters etc.
I seem to recall hes had some success getting it running with PS1.
Thats obviously a secondary thing to the main release.
I totally agree about polymega, But I was just using it as an example.
I would hope he got some money from them up front for licensing or somthing as I cant see it doing any good if it ever actually gets released.
The A1up deal may be more lucrative.
I think the biggest risk to the project is the Chinese to be honest, We all know what they are like for cloning stuff of this nature and other than the PCB I believe its off the shelf parts.
Hopfully he has implemented some sort of copy protection/authentification type thing in the software to slow them down a bit.
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