We will try to update this thread more often as there’s a lot of cool stuff coming out, pretty much all year round, but because I handle 2 companies simultaneously, my apologies for these delays.
HORI REAL ARCADE PRO V KAI Silent (PS4/PS3)
The good news that we received from Hori last week was that (after receiving feedback from our customers and talking to the community at NCR, EVO and direct emails) they are officially bringing over the HRAP V Kai Silent to the US market. Initially, this was intended for the Japanese market only as are many unique fight sticks, but you gals / guys are the ones that made this happen. If you really want it, definitely voice your opinions as Hori is listening.
The upgraded feature for our US version is that it will be the Kai layout, which means there’s more spacing in between the joystick and pushbuttons. Furthermore, the button layout as a whole will move slightly higher, giving you more room to rest your palm.
Quite a few people outside Japan have imported this and used it for many months. We received our sample last month and the feel and execution of this stick ranks as one of the best sticks Hori has made, if not the best. We will have a sample at SCR 2015 for those who want to give it a spin before committing.
For now, if you would like to pre-order, we’ve opened it up in our store:
CPS/CPS2/JAMMA Update - CPS/CPS2/CPS3 Tech Service Direct thru Arcadeshock.com
We’ve received our inventory of CPS and CPS 2 goodies as well as a good number of various JAMMA titles and will be listing them up in the store in the next few weeks.
We will also be providing service for CPS / CPS2 and CPS3 phoenixing, reviving boards very shortly. Please keep in mind we will ONLY service legitimate boards with original parts. There will be a full page with services provided and the cost for each.
Yes, CPS3 boards can be revived to full working order. Not exactly Phoenixed, but to a similar nature. The tech explanation is beyond my knowledge as our guy handles all of this. He will be contributing to this thread shortly.
We would like to officially introduce “mainman” here on the srk forums as our main tech expert. He specializes in CPS/CPS2/CPS3 repair, phoenixing and then some. There’s more to come from him in other tech services we will be offering, but to start, we’ll be working on the Capcom CPS. Please feel free to ask him any related questions. Mainman not only works on boards on the side, but he is deeply passionate and plays most of these titles himself and is heavily involved with building his library as much, if not more than us. We are thrilled and fortunate to have him as part of our team.
I’m liking this a lot. I’ve not gotten into CPS stuff very much. Knowing mainman is available for that technology makes me want to finally do my research and maybe get into it. I’m also pleased with how fast the responses have been. I still play but have been hiding under a rock for a while. I’m happy to see more new PS4 stuff coming around.
Thanks for the welcome guys. I have lurked here for years but I will be becoming a more active member on shoryuken especially seeing as how badly morals have deteriorated on a certain other forum I was a part of for years.
Looking forward to working with Trieu and the community.
Right as I need a new stick. November/December is a little ways off so maybe I can hold myself off until then… i’m a little confused though if it’s preorder only or this is a preorder only price.