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<blockquote data-quote="Lroy" data-source="post: 286622" data-attributes="member: 7634"><p>I went ahead and listened to the new show anyhow, my OCD was pinging as I went off chronological order but I couldn’t resist listening to see if any clues about Volume 4 were dropped in. Thanks for your candid response here to, you have my speculation sensor firing.</p><p></p><p>Just an observation about the often mobile app heavy chat about Williams Pinball and your points made about how Zen might be going to use this new commercial pinball cab they unveiled. I’m not entirely sure how to best make my point but whilst I can see much logic in your coverage of the Williams App and how this new device from Zen might even connect into it. That’s the news that’s happening so of course you are going to duly cover it.</p><p></p><p>However, part of me just feels a tad crestfallen as a listener. It’s amazing pinball can be played on mobile phones for those that have no other platform available to them and whilst the sight of a pinball cab (be it digital only) in the wild as you speculated is most welcome. I’d be lying if I said either mobile phone app gaming or ticket based redemption ‘arcades’ (shakes fist, they ain’t real arcades) got my juices flowing.</p><p></p><p>I’m actually a little sad to see this business direction seemingly dominate the digital pinball discourse right now and that Zen seemingly is all in with such a philosophy.</p><p></p><p>I’m aware I probably speak for the minority but what gets me excited about Zen and your coverage of them has little to do with their mobile apps or what ticket reward device they might deface their shiny new piece of kit with.</p><p></p><p>I like to hear about the details and wonders in what they are now producing by incorporating a larger roster of real-life tables into their console games (and Steam). </p><p></p><p>The unveiling of their digital pinball cab got me day-dreaming about a potential home user model which could be bought at a fair price that was pretty much plug and play ready.</p><p></p><p>A far cry from micro-transactions and ticket procurement for worthless tat that these modern ‘so-called arcades’ hand out to the kids of today.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, my ramble is over and I appreciate my points were a bit all over the place. I’m absolutely not trying to have a pop at either of you guys nor the content of your show. Love it.</p><p></p><p>Was just trying to throw some words out to help get my head around the sense that as I was listening I personally wanted more focus on the Williams and Bally tables produced to date, the incoming Volume 4. Hell even a table by table discussion on the remaining tables in TPA or STERN or chat about ZACCARIA tables is more fun to my ears than mobile app data and Zen trying to find ways to further milk that cow. But hey, that’s just me. Looking forward to the next show already and the official Volume 4 unveiling from Zen.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lroy, post: 286622, member: 7634"] I went ahead and listened to the new show anyhow, my OCD was pinging as I went off chronological order but I couldn’t resist listening to see if any clues about Volume 4 were dropped in. Thanks for your candid response here to, you have my speculation sensor firing. Just an observation about the often mobile app heavy chat about Williams Pinball and your points made about how Zen might be going to use this new commercial pinball cab they unveiled. I’m not entirely sure how to best make my point but whilst I can see much logic in your coverage of the Williams App and how this new device from Zen might even connect into it. That’s the news that’s happening so of course you are going to duly cover it. However, part of me just feels a tad crestfallen as a listener. It’s amazing pinball can be played on mobile phones for those that have no other platform available to them and whilst the sight of a pinball cab (be it digital only) in the wild as you speculated is most welcome. I’d be lying if I said either mobile phone app gaming or ticket based redemption ‘arcades’ (shakes fist, they ain’t real arcades) got my juices flowing. I’m actually a little sad to see this business direction seemingly dominate the digital pinball discourse right now and that Zen seemingly is all in with such a philosophy. I’m aware I probably speak for the minority but what gets me excited about Zen and your coverage of them has little to do with their mobile apps or what ticket reward device they might deface their shiny new piece of kit with. I like to hear about the details and wonders in what they are now producing by incorporating a larger roster of real-life tables into their console games (and Steam). The unveiling of their digital pinball cab got me day-dreaming about a potential home user model which could be bought at a fair price that was pretty much plug and play ready. A far cry from micro-transactions and ticket procurement for worthless tat that these modern ‘so-called arcades’ hand out to the kids of today. Anyway, my ramble is over and I appreciate my points were a bit all over the place. I’m absolutely not trying to have a pop at either of you guys nor the content of your show. Love it. Was just trying to throw some words out to help get my head around the sense that as I was listening I personally wanted more focus on the Williams and Bally tables produced to date, the incoming Volume 4. Hell even a table by table discussion on the remaining tables in TPA or STERN or chat about ZACCARIA tables is more fun to my ears than mobile app data and Zen trying to find ways to further milk that cow. But hey, that’s just me. Looking forward to the next show already and the official Volume 4 unveiling from Zen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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