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<blockquote data-quote="Matt McIrvin" data-source="post: 29708" data-attributes="member: 590"><p>I've been assuming it has nothing to do with the contract but with what Farsight regards as being in demand.</p><p></p><p>It's not just Stern. They did a bunch of Gottlieb tables (scripted) for PHoF: Gottlieb, and we've seen exactly one of these return (scripted) in TPA, with hints that two others will appear eventually. I doubt there are licensing issues with any of them; they're just not in as high demand as the Williams/Bally tables. I'd guess it's the same for Stern/Data East/Sega.</p><p></p><p>And then there's the apparent fact that Farsight, going forward, wants to concentrate on tables that they can emulate. That creates an incentive to stick with pins based on chipsets where emulation is already working well. Doing old Stern or Data East machines would mean emulating new platforms.</p><p></p><p>Now, on the other hand, Stern does provide something no other company can, which is relatively new pinball from after 2000. Probably Farsight sees that as their primary value. Hence the concentration on post-2000 machines (but old enough that they can currently emulate the chipset).</p><p></p><p>I'd guess that if this project thrives for a sufficiently long time, they'll branch out to old Sterns and some of these other companies. But there might be a wait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt McIrvin, post: 29708, member: 590"] I've been assuming it has nothing to do with the contract but with what Farsight regards as being in demand. It's not just Stern. They did a bunch of Gottlieb tables (scripted) for PHoF: Gottlieb, and we've seen exactly one of these return (scripted) in TPA, with hints that two others will appear eventually. I doubt there are licensing issues with any of them; they're just not in as high demand as the Williams/Bally tables. I'd guess it's the same for Stern/Data East/Sega. And then there's the apparent fact that Farsight, going forward, wants to concentrate on tables that they can emulate. That creates an incentive to stick with pins based on chipsets where emulation is already working well. Doing old Stern or Data East machines would mean emulating new platforms. Now, on the other hand, Stern does provide something no other company can, which is relatively new pinball from after 2000. Probably Farsight sees that as their primary value. Hence the concentration on post-2000 machines (but old enough that they can currently emulate the chipset). I'd guess that if this project thrives for a sufficiently long time, they'll branch out to old Sterns and some of these other companies. But there might be a wait. [/QUOTE]
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