I really don’t think it’s that pretty, either… Most of us agree about sticker shock but I don’t understand the business of using a two-person size stick case for one person! Who’s buying this stick, the Kingpin?
The V3 SA design is growing on me but I definitely prefer the original black color with the red accent striping and circles. I think it’s the nicest case design released this past year after the original Mad Catz R1/R2 cases.
Wish that Hori would get away from doing all-white pushbuttons, though, on their SA sticks. (That was one of things that made the HRAP SE stick out nicely.) I’d definitely replace at least two of those buttons with red or black-ringed red Sanwas.