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[PoPuP]

Anyone else drooling over the awesomeness of this thing?
27 year anniversary coming up, I'll think i miss it if this controller come out.

[Lomack]

I think its neet, but I also think its probably going to be unreasonably expensive.

I think they would have been better off if that center screen was just an ipad/xoom connector and they developed a touchscreen app to work with it.

[Vexgrave Lars]

I wants want.. but need a price.. that is whats killing me here.

[Voss Korgan]

Will pay 200, no more.

[Thomas Hogarth]

Voss Korgan, on 19 June 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

Will pay 200, no more.

That's a reasonable price for a joystick+throttle. Saitek provides these at a very low cost, but with crappy spring-and-plate centering and no force feedback. Factor in the screen, and that price is low.

[daniel castelo]

I'd love to put my hands on that babe....

But the price has to be right too...

AND it has to improve the game experience considerably also.

[Sunset]

I'm looking foward to it no matter what the cost

[PoPuP]

I'll pay a reasonable amount, i still have access to my daughter's 529 fund plus I'm in the middle of refining the house lol. hmm maybe they will have a payment plan like the HSN

[Chuckie]

I'm really curious how the battle grid will be put on to it..

[Heldar1]

Thomas Hogarth, on 19 June 2012 - 08:16 AM, said:

That's a reasonable price for a joystick+throttle. Saitek provides these at a very low cost, but with crappy spring-and-plate centering and no force feedback. Factor in the screen, and that price is low.

Just as a note, the only reason joysticks are really expensive, is because the user base is low. Many people buy gaming mice, so their prices are "relatively" low. Fewer people buy joysticks, so they can/have to charge more just to make money. But I'm thinking 200 for the artemis would be fair, just VERY unlikely.

[Xmador]

$200? to play a free game? I think I'll make do with my keyboard and mouse. Or maybe a USB XBOX 360 controller if it'll work that way.

[00dlez]

We will see what the price is and how rich I am.... the $25 Logitech joystick I bought 8 years ago still works great and has plenty of mapable buttons.

I think if the Artemis fails, it will be because they took it too far and made it too awesome/expensive for the common player. I'm thinking along the lines of rumble packs when they came out for consoles. Nice, fun, and cool? For sure. Affordable? Certainly. Did everyone have or need one? Not by any means.

[Blackfire1]

Its just a prototype. And its taking place of my keyboard. The Hawken controller looks nicer.

Maybe if the center screen was a touch screen. However that'll just up the price. Also Razor products tend to break. :\

[Alkzander]

I think it will be around $300-$350 range.

The built in screen will make the price jump.

[Coskateer]

The design that has been shown already was a CONCEPT design. They are likely going to balance features with demand, and then cost with features, in that order. Razer doesn't want to release an Artemis no one wants to buy, so they are currently trying to get useful feedback on what the community wants.

[Galatan]

last joystick i did buy was the hotas warthog, and that has no screen in it.. so.. i doesnt care, i just buy it.

[Wray]

I do like my X52 Pro but i might buy Artemis too if it proves to be an upgrade.

However, i bet will be over 200EUR, i actually think will be between 300 and 400EUR if they use a good screen and good materials.

If they use crap materials will be little over 200EUR, like 230-250EUR...

Cheers

[Voss Korgan]

Xmador, on 19 June 2012 - 08:26 AM, said:

$200? to play a free game?

Free 2 play is not the same as freeware, nor does it imply any lack of quality or substance. This game is as serious a game as any and one I am looking forward to more than any other. Certainly, I am not looking at it as just a casual "free" game to mess around with. I expect to spend a good amount of time with this one.

Edited by Voss Korgan, 19 June 2012 - 08:42 AM.

[Krato88]

I...don't...care - that joystick alone is worth the whole package!

Or can someone save me some $$$ and point me to a joystick like the one seen in the concept? Google was maddeningly un-helpful...

[Torben Ivarson]

Krato88, on 19 June 2012 - 06:19 PM, said:

I...don't...care - that joystick alone is worth the whole package!

Or can someone save me some $$$ and point me to a joystick like the one seen in the concept? Google was maddeningly un-helpful...

Other options in decending price are:
http://www.thrustmas...hotas-warthog-0
[color="#800080"]http://saitek.com/uk/prod/x65f.html[/color]
http://www.thrustmas...ts/hotas-cougar
[color="#800080"][color="#800080"]http://saitek.com/uk/prod/x52pro.html[/color][/color]
[color="#800080"][color="#800080"]http://saitek.com/uk/prod/x52.html[/color][/color]
http://www.thrustmas...tflight-hotas-x

I would rather get anyone of these over the artemis. I have not been impressed with razer controls in the past, and are usually over priced. Most likely, I will be getting the saitek x52 pro. Or if I can swing the extra scratch then get the warthog.