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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trash80" data-source="post: 296196" data-attributes="member: 7578">I imagine the game will be similar to FX3 when it comes to packaging format. Free table(s) + DLC but with added Pinball Royale that may use a monthly pass. Since nothing is carrying over from the previous FX, they will need lots of brand new content to get people to want to be early adopters. Remember, this is not going to be on Steam, PS4 or Xbox One, so Zen is really competing only against people deciding to stay with FX3, and they need to get people to want to move over to the new Pinball FX as quickly as possible. Is new Pinball FX worthy of a new PS5 console purchase? Not sure... but they better be building out this platform as if it is a console driver.Also, the switch to the Unreal engine is really being driven from a development standpoint than it being some huge end user upgrade over the PX engine. On the surface it may be difficult to convince someone to re-purchase all their old tables again for what amounts to slightly better lighting and possibly better networking options.Pinball is just a portion of Zen's revenue. They are also working on RPG titles. And with the Embracer Group deal they don't need to worry about cyclical revenue at this point.The Pinball show was so they could control the narrative and target a younger demographic. It was never really about Zen "news." Personally, I don't think it has been very successful, and in many ways has caused more harm to the brand. Just go read the subreddit after a show airs... but then I am no longer their target audience (like most of us here), so what do I know.Zen knows the hardcore pinball person is probably going to buy most all of the new tables day one as they release just like they always have. They need new eyes and wallets to justify where they want to go as a studio, and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Can Zen make pinball be all things for all people?</blockquote>

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