Only other option is financing. Buy a new game and pay over 5 years like a car. Then it is $179 month for your new LE. This was done in the heyday, but today the credit market is changed. Jpop
Pinball sales could be quite profitable if someone ever had the desire to do this. Compound interest is one of many roads to rags or riches, depending on which side you work. I would love do try this in my retirement years.