Quoted from Rarehero:New games and remakes can exist together. ..... if remakes truly are a financial threat to new game makers....then it's great incentive for them to up their game, and that only benefits us as players/buyers.....
I think this is not a sophisticated economic model/concept here.
In this particular case at this time, it looks as though Stern may end up being the only real winner in the end. And if one had to assign blames, I'd blame whoever gave Stern the power and control to kill two birds (to neutralize two competitors) with one stone.
Given the relatively small size and commensurate (also small) total potential of the pinball market, it would be naive to assume that PPS is not now or will not eventually be ( if it succeeds) a serious competitor to Stern's business interests. And it would be unwise for anyone to assume that I, as an outsider, can deduce this simple fact but with all their pinball experience and business acumen, the Stern management can't, lol.
The most important thing is though if PPS is prudent and comfortable with the arrangements that it's made with Stern, and, even more importantly, whether or not this arrangement may or may not negatively impact on its ability to deliver eventually.
disclaimer: I'm not privy to all the pertinent facts governing this collaboration, and as such everything that I'm saying here is at least to a certain extent speculative.