Premium Edition
"I don't get why anyone runs at a premium on day one. I mean, really, I really don't get it. I really would love to drink a lot of whiskey and get inside the head of a dude who orders a premium on day one."
Buying premiums on day one makes no sense - wait for market to shake out
"I'm just curious what makes someone buy a premium right now? What's the point of buying a premium right now?"
Buying a premium right now makes no sense when LEs come first and code isn't finished
"You call something a premium. What does that mean? Does it mean anything? Remember, premium is a marketing term. You feel like you're getting something better, something that's more expensive, something that is a higher level of quality and a higher level of craftsmanship. And the truth is, you're not. It is, as Steve Jobs would say, just a marketing word."
Premium is just a marketing term that means nothing - you're not getting higher quality or craftsmanship
"the premium market is really slowing down. Especially the new in-box premium and pro market. And I think right now if you look at the prices, a $9,000 premium is really expensive."
Premium pinball market is slowing down due to high prices
"For $3,000 why can a company add another mechanism to the game... why are the only things they're thinking about developing are just stick on items that do absolutely zero for gameplay zero"
Premium editions should include gameplay additions, not just cosmetic upgrades
"I would rather spend 12,000, 15,000 dollars on a magical holy fuck world under glass game with incredible everything. I would rather just have two of those games. All right. Two of those games that would cost that much, but there'd be that much in it. I'd rather have those games. Two of them, then three Stern LEs."
Would rather have 2 magical $15k games than 3 mediocre Stern LEs
"If you want to start a pinball company to actually succeed and bring a high level of innovation to the game you are looking at around $10,000 to survive."
$10,000 price point is necessary for new pinball companies to survive
"when you're playing the LE in your head you're like I'm a boss I'm the boss man I'm the big guy I'm the big shot with the LE those premium guys they wish they were me"
LE machines psychologically play better because owners feel superior to premium owners