Is it great for the hobby if someone's introduction to it is a horrible experience? They spend a good sum of money and they get crappy controls and artwork that rubs off. Most of the people buying these don't consider them a starter kit. That is not how they are advertised.
Well, unfortunately, they have to deal with it, and since they offer free replacements, and will
have a solution going forward. It's not really an issue.
The bigger problem is subpar controls, dials, spinners, joysticks and buttons.
But with the exception of the dial, and maybe the trackball, most people think its ok.
And replacing a balltop with a bat stick is dirt cheap, as are some replacement parts.
You guys do realize there's only a few thousand (most likely) of these units coming out, and thats it.
They're a limited run, and once they're gone thats it.
Sure they have plans for more in the future, but if they are losing money on these, how long is the
company going to last making these anyways.
I don't figure them being around too long next year, if they don't improve.
Then again AT games has been around for ages, peddling subpar junk consoles, and they have a full size
arcade machine with 400 games coming out. [See this post]:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,158551.0.htmlNo price on that yet.
later
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