Berlin, CT
Quoted from MasterBlaster:This is where the upward progression of pinball could get derailed…or maybe corrected…depending on your point of view.
If pinball becomes too expensive for home buyers, location pinball will make a major comeback (post-pandemic).
I personally never thought I’d ever have a pinball machine in my home (too expensive) but here I am, living the dream.
In regards to location play making a major comeback because of the price increases of new machines disenfranchising home use buyers, do you see non-pinhead people willing to pay $5/play on location? $4? $3? Because I don't.
It's hard enough to get people to pay $1/play or $2/3. Generally speaking, the public is still locked on $.50/play, as they have no clue as to the price of equipment these days.
But I absolutely agree with your statement that we may very well soon see the the current golden age of pinball slow its meteoric rise (as compared to itself...it's still extremely niche) in the near future as inflation rears its ugly head.
