Disagree. The hobby is clearly moving towards only catering the super rich.

Just look at toy story. A game setup to be more for beginners and more for a younger audience. Atleast here in sweden priced so it´s only available to ceo´s and similar.

The ce here cost about 20k. The le is at 16k.
Almost nobody is able to buy it and there will almost no place where you are able to play it.

It may be great for the company. The earnings per game must be great, but are we as a pinball community really pleased with a development of the hobby towards faberge eggs?

There sure are other options. For the same money as a new le i can get....

Two cabinet rigged head to head car racing compus with wheels and all. Playing the latest racing game.
An airhockey table.
A projector with screen for homecinema/sports
A multicade with all the oldies and goodies
And then probably some money over for bar, decorations and such.
That is for one pinball machine.

I dont think such a comparishion bode well for pinball unfortunately.

As for older but still good pins, have you noticed the price on theese?
Also atleast in my view most older pins are less suited for home environment, since code isnt really suited to todays demands.
People today want progression, open up new stuff etc etc. And this is even more important in a home collection.

In sweden pinball on location is close to dead as it is unfortunately, and i dont think locations that are still remaining, can bare the cost new games bring.

The best way to remove the flippers is to make game unlimited.
That also have the advantage that the product has to stand on it´s own merit.

I really salute and love american pinball in their policy/approach regarding this.
I so hope they can have a really big hit soon.

Isnt there an upcoming situation where the le isnt really the le.

Why not just starting selling great products, at unlimited numbers?
Using fomo to sell stuff is for shite selling shite.

Love ap they just needs to get their themes and assets in order.

Yest they would, if they liked the game.

Thats a good thing for pinball, since it would mean more people able to get into the hobby.

What would you rather have investors or pinball enthusiasts in this hobby?

If new games cost 12k and used games cost 15k, you will not have many new enthusiasts joining the hobby.

I would be perfectly fine if used games dropped 0.7% a month.

Why would it?
Do you mean there only 2% pinball buyers who buy games because they are fun?
Thats a pretty sad outlook on this hobby.

A game dropping 0.7%/will never reach zero.
I think the hobby is more healthy when a fish tales, or whitewater costs 1.5k.

Btw how do you people seeing it as an investment first, view vault edition and such.
You must be deadly pissed with cgc.