So we are now at 158 pinsiders saying they will cancel their preorders, present company included.

I think the one of the challenges here is that JJP is at such a high price point, currently the highest price point, there is no room for “error”. JJP should remember the target audience here - people with discretionary funds that have many options for which to spend it. Pinside is a passionate bunch with high expectations. And rightfully so; the average new pin price across all versions has probably created $7k, a serious chunk of change.

Personally, I’m pissed about this development. Since it’s already been revealed, I think one of their primary objectives would be to deliver what was promised. Yes I’m sure they’ve been working hard on it, but I think they’re underestimating the blowback here. People put trust in a company when they put down payments or full payments on an expensive toy. Trust is hard to earn and easily lost. So potential buyers will retrench and consider other pins while we all wait to see how this pans out.

I’ll just accept the crap news for now and hope they rethink their decision.

I like JJP as well, but the $500 increase for DI and now for POTC puts them in rarefied air, they’re charging a ton for these games. Therefore expectations are really high. While we can assume they did try hard to get that disc to work, it still feels like they just gave up in the end. And this kind of situation is exactly what JJP should be concerned about. The JJP fans are willing to pay more than the average new pin price for the best machines on the market. Pulling this out at such a late stage has people questioning the value they are getting for their money. Yes I know it has a rocking ship, cannon and now a lame single disc and will have excellent rules/code, but at least to me it doesn’t seem like we are getting our money’s worth on this one. I still want to play it, but I’m not sure I need to own it. (Cancelled LE order).