Because politics are not allowed here I'll have to try and weave this in. If the price from a game 1 year ago is the same now then it's a better value. Dollars are harder to come by and worth less. Not political. Not saying how or why. It just is. http://www.usinflationcalculator.com

If you purchased something for $8000 in 2011 you'd have to pay $8,226 today.

Really! People complaining about a few hundred here or there should know better. Especially if you're in business. If you just want your favorite game and that few hundred bothers you then you should probably spend your money more wisely.

My problem is the LE have differences in game play. If they keep doing what they did for XM and ACDC the collector is screwed. I like the look at the other side of the coin... Keeping operators in business. My friend would never have had the opportunity to put an XMLE in. He put a pro in. People were happy. All differences in opinion count but to the manufacturer some are more important than others. Nobody said life was fair. heh.

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I think it does. Otherwise they wouldn't be calling the home version of transformers "The Pin". Any difference in game play = different game imho. anything that changes the physics of a game with the exception of "tuning or dialing" your machine falls in that category. Even a standup vs drop target. There are many ways of cost cutting. FTR I am a fan of Stern. I just think they are making some changes because of the market and economy and seeing what works.