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[eightarc]

So I’m really considering grabbing a Fusion. Only thing that worries me is the loose/popped out button issue mentioned in one of the Youtube reviews. I also remember reading about the Qanbas having a similar problem from time to time. Are you guys finding this to be a widespread issue? I don’t mind opening it up to make the necessary fixes as time goes on, but I don’t want to have to do it when the product is fresh out of the box.

The buttons in the steggy video were probably knocked out during shipping. Once the Sanwa buttons are seated correctly in the faceplate, they’re not going anywhere in normal use.

[eightarc]

I’ve only had mine for a night, but I’d vouch for the quality on the parts. The buttons are snap in Sanwa. I played AE online tonight for a few hours using this stick to try and get a feel for it, and it performed just fine.

Seems about as solid as a TE, with a better overall aesthetic IMO. If I am in the market for another stick in the near future, I’ll consider another one of these for sure.

Thanks for the great description of the stick. Hope you’re enjoying your new Eightarc!

[Typhoon01]

Hey there eightarc really sad to see that the iso ps3 pearl I just got from ups has a very bad paint job done on it very unsatisfied with this purchase hope I get good condition replacement exchange.

Just opened my replacement unit and it’s so sexy and eligant my new hotness works 100% plays like a dream nice and smooth. Thanks Eightarc VC

[MetuulGuitarist7]

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** Purple****! **[SIZE=4]oh and thanks for the gamespot giveaways! even though i dont think i won, its nice of you guys to do them. Even if i did won i would probably give it to my brother since a purple ISO stick is the one im really looking forward to;)[/SIZE]

[Ragnorok64]

Any good pics of the inside of the 360 Onyx/Pearl stick?

[MarceloAbans]

WHITE PEARL STYLED FUSION. Not a big fan of the Fusion style, dont’ like the buttons on top of it. Not ugly just when compared to the pearl, it’s not as cool.

Any good pics of the inside of the 360 Onyx/Pearl stick?

Great call!

[Solder]

I took a bunch of the insides of the ISO PS3 Ebony, if there is a specific question someone has concerning something I missed in terms of photos, say so here. I’ll be attempting a dual mod on this stick, as I simply love the case. Good stuff eightarc!

http://i.imgur.com/9gI73h.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/L0p96h.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/c24MAh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Z28Yoh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6tZprh.jpg

General shots of the outside of the case in comparison to a TE and SE. Just a tad larger than a TE case (which as a person with catcher’s gloves as hands, I totally am in favor of)

http://i.imgur.com/n0refh.jpg

(edit: last image clearly has the reflection of a lamp on the right side of the eightarc, sorry about that!)

[andrumcneil]

Man that thing looks nice and spacious inside. Lots of room for various mods.

I know you guys are getting bombarded with a lot of “is there going to be X stick with X feature made available?”. I already made this point but i really think you guys should make the 360 ISO and Fusion available in pearl before focusing on other colors. It just seems like the consistent thing to do.

For example i want a pearl ISO but i want a 360 stick so i can just dual mod with ChImp SMD to save doing any real work. It’s just so much easier to dual mod a stock 360 stick with PS3 functionality than the other way around.

Also the fusion i ordered for my friend should be here tomorrow or monday! Can’t wait to get my hands on this thing.

[Solder]

Also, I believe it was mentioned somewhere else, but including a microfiber cloth to clean the stick after use and 2 Sanwa button plugs is simply classy.

The presentation is top notch.

[rtdzign]

Sup guys,

I recently published a review of the Fusion fight stick, don’t know if separate threads for reviews are allowed on the forums, so I figured I’d just post it here since it seems rather appropriate :-p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN9oSA9p0wo

I would have liked your review, except that you keep calling an arcade stick, a fightstick. People use these for shooters and arcade style games and MAME too.

I rue the day that somebody at Madcatz decided to brand their arcade sticks, “fightsticks”. And then the community decided to apply that term to anything thing made with an arcade joystick and 6-8 buttons in it.

[Ragnorok64]

One thing I noted is that the buttons don’t seem to be marked on the PCB. If you switch all the buttons at once it seems like it’d be hard to get them all correct.

[MarceloAbans]

Man that thing looks nice and spacious inside. Lots of room for various mods.

Thanks for the images, but would like to see the PS3 pearl since it has no cable on the inside so I would assume there is more room in there…

[Neoxon]

Hi Neoxon, thanks for the interest. We will take this into consideration if there is enough demand. Right now, I would recommend the ISO PS3 Onyx. It looks extra shiny today

I’ll keep that in mind.

Also, just out of sheer curiosity, what does the Mode button do?

[eightarc]

Any good pics of the inside of the 360 Onyx/Pearl stick?

Hi Ragnorok64, adding internal pics of all models is on my to-do list.

Thanks for the images, but would like to see the PS3 pearl since it has no cable on the inside so I would assume there is more room in there…

See above.

[eightarc]

One thing I noted is that the buttons don’t seem to be marked on the PCB. If you switch all the buttons at once it seems like it’d be hard to get them all correct.

It’s hard to see in the pictures above, but all of the button pins are labeled in white text on the PCB. Also, the pairs of button connectors have been tidied up with cable management so even if you remove all the buttons, the wires don’t go anywhere and makes it easy to hook everything back up.

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[MarceloAbans]

Thanks for being so responsive. I just want to order it so i can get at it… I had no idea you guys have been around for only 5 weeks!!! amazing! good job guys…

[Teyah]

How’s the input lag on the ISO 360 Onyx? Was going to grab a Qanba Q4 but the whole added circuitry for the 360/PC is putting me off, I feel like it will add a tiny bit of delay. Think im going to import a Onyx to the UK start/mid November and stick a LS-32-01 and PS-14-KN’s in as EX-SE’s and VX-SE’s are very hard to come by. But i’m curious about the Onyx’s PCB and input lag.
Do you have any images of the internals of the 360 Onyx? Also would it be easier to fit an LS-32 or LS-32-01. Also any rough idea on the delivery time to the UK?
Thank you The stick does look lovely btw!

I own a Q4RAF and am very sensitive to input delay, and can confirm that the Q4 has less input delay than standard TEs. It feels about as lagless as sticks can get (same as my VXSA) - that is, no additional lag due to the PCB.

I’m not sure, but my hunch is that this has something to do with the Q4RAF (and also the Eightarc Ebony Fusion) dual PCB being switch-based and not CPU-based like other dual mods I’ve felt minor lag on.

[ed1371]

Thanks for the images, but would like to see the PS3 pearl since it has no cable on the inside so I would assume there is more room in there…

all you had to do was ask bro…

There is TONS of room for all kinds of modding goodness…

PCB is common ground so modding should be easy

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm173/ed1371/2011-10-25200330.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm173/ed1371/2011-10-25200441.jpg

and here it is with my butteroj pearl balltop!!

[Ragnorok64]

The Pearl/Onyx looks like it’ll be lovely to mod. I wonder how hard it’ll be to have someone make a little metal plate to swap the USB connector for a Neutrik RJ-45. Would I have to go to a machine shop?

Also, anyone have the measurements of that plate.

[andrumcneil]

There is TONS of room for all kinds of modding goodness.

Oh man that just makes me want a pearl ISO for the 360 even more! That thing is just begging to be modded.

Also that pearl balltop is the sickness ed. I’m jealous.