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<blockquote data-quote="trash80" data-source="post: 294051" data-attributes="member: 7578"><p>Some of our forum members have been beta testing so we are at the pointy end of the cycle, and in the last two weeks Zen has actually named the next pack to release as Williams Vol 6 as opposed to the previous amorphous statements. But from a rewind and speculate view, the original Zen table pack got held up and delayed and/or cancelled at a time when some of the guys at the studio expressed surprise of them getting a specific license. Something about this license or related elements was also mentioned as to why the Vol 5 pack contained the tables it did. We should probably keep in mind that the dev cycle for tables is 12 to 18 months, so it isn't like Zen just dropped everything and pivoted to the Vol 5 contents without other tables in the pipeline. But I do think the complete destruction of the movie release schedule this year has drastically altered the timing of possible third-party IP original Zen table releases, and has probably impacted the Bally/Williams plans from when Vol 5 was released. </p><p></p><p>This is when we should be reminded that the Zen policy of holding releases and dev progress so close to the breast is in everyone's best interest, even though we think it sucks right now.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and for something completely different. The tables in the Marvel Arcade1Up cabinet will be the tables that run properly at almost a rock-steady 60fps on the hardware (which tables have the least bells and whistles?), which is likely an all-in-one and locked down android-based smart screen. Though I suppose they could go down the Linux/Pi hole using something like Wine which is more in line with typical Arcade1Up hardware, and then there could be the possibility of modding the cabinet without the need to replace all the innards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trash80, post: 294051, member: 7578"] Some of our forum members have been beta testing so we are at the pointy end of the cycle, and in the last two weeks Zen has actually named the next pack to release as Williams Vol 6 as opposed to the previous amorphous statements. But from a rewind and speculate view, the original Zen table pack got held up and delayed and/or cancelled at a time when some of the guys at the studio expressed surprise of them getting a specific license. Something about this license or related elements was also mentioned as to why the Vol 5 pack contained the tables it did. We should probably keep in mind that the dev cycle for tables is 12 to 18 months, so it isn't like Zen just dropped everything and pivoted to the Vol 5 contents without other tables in the pipeline. But I do think the complete destruction of the movie release schedule this year has drastically altered the timing of possible third-party IP original Zen table releases, and has probably impacted the Bally/Williams plans from when Vol 5 was released. This is when we should be reminded that the Zen policy of holding releases and dev progress so close to the breast is in everyone's best interest, even though we think it sucks right now. Oh, and for something completely different. The tables in the Marvel Arcade1Up cabinet will be the tables that run properly at almost a rock-steady 60fps on the hardware (which tables have the least bells and whistles?), which is likely an all-in-one and locked down android-based smart screen. Though I suppose they could go down the Linux/Pi hole using something like Wine which is more in line with typical Arcade1Up hardware, and then there could be the possibility of modding the cabinet without the need to replace all the innards. [/QUOTE]
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