Posted by Watchdog on 3, 2001 at 1:05 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Why do all of these arcade sticks cost SOOOOOO much ?!?!? Because the parts cost SOOOO much! ^nt^ posted by tom61 on 3, 2001 at 11:01 AM:
Where's info on how much the parts cost ? It seems ridiculous that the parts cost so much. A Hotrod or X-Arcade (actually the same controller) costs $199 which is as much as a state-of-the-art Nintendo GameCube. True an arcade joystick supports a different type of games (classic arcade as opposed to modern 3D) but still it seems unreasonable that a game controller such cost as much (or even near as much) as a new game console.
How can a game controller cost more to produce than a game console ?? How do the companies involved (like Hanaho, X-Gaming, Happ, etc.) justify the price for the finished product or the parts ?? It would be really informative to see a price breakdown of the components to see what the deal is or if they're just ripping people off for a custom device. As for the Slikstik, you can put together a low end PC system for around $399 sans the monitor. Are they saying a joystick is worth more than a PC ?!? Inquiring minds want to know.