Yeah, I bought an octo gate, but eventually switched back to a square. I believe an octo gate actually makes you press a little further to go forward and back which makes dashing just a tiny tiny bit harder.
Because 4-8way means that the stick picks up 4(u d l r) or 8(u ul l dl d dr r ur) inputs. The gate restricts the inputs so that you don’t damage the stick by over extending it. Square or Octo gate is not the same as 4-8 way at all.
number of sides != number of directions you can move
you can hit all normal directions, and all diagonals with a square gate yes? well count how many positions that is… lets pretend its a clock starting at the 12 position.
UP
UP+Right
Right
Right+Down
Down
Down+Left
Left
Left+UP
if you cant count, that is 8 directions total that can be performed with a SQUARE gate (set to 8-way mode). just because there are four CORNERS, does not mean it is a 4-way gate.
the design is not a big issue for me either way, but the “improved” PCB is worth the money if it actually fixed things.
what are the issues with the old PCB? are we just assuming the “new” PCB fixed the issues? or did Mad Catz or someone actually announced that the new PCB is to fix the issues with the old one? i mean, they could’ve just changed the PCB to lower production cost, right? not trying to be pessimistic, but i would be pretty upset if i spent more on the new Edition S and end up with a PCB that had more issues than the original version…
Sometimes it would just die until you replugged it in, and also sometimes your roundhouse button would die in the middle of games until you unplugged and plugged it back in.
Just received my Fedex tracking number from Gameshark! This was for the SSF4S Black for PS3 just ordered on Saturday with the 30% off. Sounds like the coupon was a good turnout and they must’ve sold alot. Nice to see Madcatz is on top of things! : ) Also, now on Gameshark this stick is showing as backordered.
i see. and i am guessing no one knows if the new pcb fixes these issues or not yet, right?
if i buy a PS3 version of this Stick can i still dual mod it ???
i got the S from Amazon on friday.
its sweet except they dont have the border around the art and its kinda sharp and bothers my wrists.
Can someone check if the PS3 Super SF4 TE S sticks work on PC with nonIntel Chipsets (amd, nvidia)?
I just got my stick from Amazon this morning. I love it but I noticed that the artwork on the bottom right corner is starting to flare up a little.
when did you order yours? my order from the 23rd still says not yet shipped, expected delivery march 16… im guessing they’ll miss the date.
Yea :(. I got mine sometime last week. and i took a peak to see the insides. I had to pull pretty hard cause it was stuck to some dbl sided sticky tape. When i put it back the top left of the stick had a small flare.
So… Any news on a Canadian release then?
I was gonna order one from the US but I hear the import taxes are a bitch.
Hello from Amazon.com.
We wanted to let you know that there is an unexpected delay with your video game order (Order# 105-2881252-8216217) you placed on February 23 2010. Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the product(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when they may be delivered:
"Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition S - Black"
Estimated arrival date: April 01 2010 - April 16 2010
fucking awesome… what did amazon get 3 of these things in?
Hmmm, I was a little worried about that.
maybe you should re-order through gameshark store. I ordered mine on Saturday and it’s due here on Thursday!
i might do this if i can use a code to get some % off.
Same here. I ordered on Friday and it’s already on its way. Should arrive tomorrow.