Am on the hunt for a beatmania controller, can u share where u got urs?

​@@xliMaGiclx I got the newest one from Yuancon, the DX6th. I'm quite happy with it, but it's one guy releasing them in batches so you might have to wait a bit for it to go back on sale. The only caveat I'd say is that the turntable is acrylic, but it's easy enough to get a mat for it if that bothers you. If you don't want to wait or just want the best possible option, Gamo2's Phoenixwan is the gold standard. I skipped it because I didn't want a plastic body and I've been very happy with Yuan's customer service in the past, but IIDX players swear by it (and they better for the price). A cheaper option from Gamo2 is the FPS EMP Gen2, which it smaller and doesn't have an arcade-sized turntable but it IS still arcade distance (it's actually switchable between AC and CS distances, which the DX6th can also do but the Phoenixwan cannot). It doesn't have the big RGB lightshow of the other two options but if you want something that'll take up a bit less space it's a good choice.

Yeah, Haute has changed the landscape showing you can have quality controllers at reasonable prices, these are basically a box of buttons with a joystick PCB no reason for them to be that expensive.

Even ignoring Haute42 (because I know people will make the "of course it's cheaper, it's from China" argument), I know another dude in California who's putting together a controller with a CNC'd metal frame and unlicensed PS5 support that he's projecting will be sold for $120-130 or so. There's just no reason for this price other than posturing at a higher level of quality which doesn't actually exist, given that it's essentially just an acrylic stack of off-the-shelf parts.

@@sethsez >of course its cheaper its from China Basically everything made is from China the only reason the price is higher is cause people are just upselling too us, white labeling, QC, marketing. Eff that excuse im just buying the Haute42.

made in france, which is good for people from europe, also its 331,57 euros. Stupid af

It is about $260 not 300

​@@lostinpixels9285before tax and shipping...so it's $300+ actually

​@@lostinpixels9285 It's still a bit "No No" tho 😢

At that point I’d just get a Razer Kitsune

260? thats absurd. Don't buy overpriced crap

This is only 280 euros more.....

I think the most expensive part is the casing in all these hitbox type controllers

@@Zomgbbq667yeah, the casing and the brook board

get a haute42

@@jordenshukla6873is it ps5 compatible?

​@@Zections not natively, but you can buy a mayflash magic s ultimate adapter for it. It ends up being cheaper than a lot of these ps5 sticks

Its even more expensive in europe tho, altho its made in france, don't buy this overpriced crap

Which one is actually a good company, I'm not paying console prices for a controller that's a mechanical keyboard with a fighting board

Sehawei / Haute is great imo. Got one a few days ago and it's basically just as good as my sanwa hitbox jank setup, just with MX style switches. Kind of a bummer that Kailh Ghost switches are only available in 90 packs. Really would love those in my Haute 42 T16, but I don't need 90.

No reason for any of this to cost as much as it does. Its just greedy mfs taking advantage of a hobby being “niche” and gouging prices. Look at Razer, cutting down their $100 keyboard to a 1/10 of the buttons and selling it for $300. Thankfully the RP2040 is taking off and easily accessible, so people can easily skip these and use an adapter.

It's absolutely just companies pricing at what they think the market can bear. As someone in both the fighting and rhythm game community it's baffling to me that rhythm game controllers are significantly heftier, more complex and built to a higher standard than these interchangeable acrylic stacks and 3D printed boxes, yet often go for significantly less. And the niche argument doesn't even work here because single-game rhythm controllers are significantly more niche than leverless controllers! Aliexpress brands like Haute42 have taken notice and they're going to eat this market up. When it's all off-the-shelf parts (some even using community software) and incredibly basic enclosures, the only thing keeping the boutique options like this going will be intertia and uninformed buyers. There ARE still innovators in the space doing things that aren't so easily replicated or help them stand out from the crowd (unfortunately Razer belongs in that group just by virtue of getting official PS5 licensing, which ain't an easy task and which does make compatibility simpler and rock-solid), but the Snackbox clones are a solved problem and I just can't fathom how anyone thinks they could be worth $300 these days.

​@@sethsezSo just as i suspected, yea f that, thanks for confirming. Ill order some china special ones and see what makes them tick maybe make my own. Greed everywhere

@@sethsez late to this but yes and no. In france small entreprise get a lot of gouvernement taxe, i wouldn't be surprise if half of the price is to pay up those taxes, never open a buisness in france.

Agreed

Got a T16 a few days ago and it's great. Just wish I could get smaller quantities of Kailh Ghost switches in EU. Don't see myself spending 60ish bucks for 90 switches when I only need like 16.

It’s not licensed, he said that in the first 20 seconds of the video.

Unfortunately Even though people say " all opinions are my own " that doesn't mean " these are all my opinions". Companies aren't going to send him more units if he says it's way too expensive. It's a sad game reviewers play often. Of course reviewers that do this would disagree.

It costs 274€ with sale tax already included which would be 230-240$ in the US depending on the state you are in.