Sectorseven
Active member
Probably been discussed before, but does anyone see the manufacturers eventually dropping the traditional machine in favor of this?
Think more in the practical sense than as a collector. Hardware is constantly dropping in price and LCDs are looking better each year. Ten years from now it's possible we'll even have true glasses free 3D screens, not to mention near perfect pinball physics.
Dumping all the internals of a machine would drop production costs immensely, plus ops could easily and cheaply change games with nothing more than a USB stick and some new cabinet decals (not unlike arcade games back in the day).
And of course there's a lot more potential in a virtual game, like additional playfields for different levels and even real time changes to the playfield you're on.
I'm not even convinced customers would notice the game is virtual, as a lot of virtual pin owners who have one mixed in with their collection now seem to think they blend in pretty well, and these are collectors with a more keen eye than the casual player.
Think more in the practical sense than as a collector. Hardware is constantly dropping in price and LCDs are looking better each year. Ten years from now it's possible we'll even have true glasses free 3D screens, not to mention near perfect pinball physics.
Dumping all the internals of a machine would drop production costs immensely, plus ops could easily and cheaply change games with nothing more than a USB stick and some new cabinet decals (not unlike arcade games back in the day).
And of course there's a lot more potential in a virtual game, like additional playfields for different levels and even real time changes to the playfield you're on.
I'm not even convinced customers would notice the game is virtual, as a lot of virtual pin owners who have one mixed in with their collection now seem to think they blend in pretty well, and these are collectors with a more keen eye than the casual player.


