Quoted from Wickerman2:Good points. Geek Squad for pinball business opportunity.
It can't be that bad though if cheap kids toys come with wifi...we're buying $8k man toys and they can't integrate a basic wifi? C'mon.
I wouldn't mind as long as you could have both wi-fi and USB options. I live in a rural area with limited internet options. One of the things I really love about pinball machines is that they aren't tied to the internet and I can enjoy them without having to have it. Every other damn piece of electronics I buy demands to be connected to the internet. The beauty of USB is that I can take my laptop into Starbucks in town, download the update, and bring it home and install it.
But I also wouldn't want resources wasted on developing wi-fi, the time is better spent on code and design, and we sure as hell don't need anything else that drives the price up even a little. PotC is close to $10k already.