Month: January 2015

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HORI Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 Coming in March

For those looking for a new arcade stick for the PlayStation 4, but either can’t afford the Mad Catz Tournament Edition 2 or simply missed the chance to buy one before it sold out, here’s some great news for you. It seems that HORI will be releasing a new arcade stick, the Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai, in March.

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A listing on Amazon UK provides some more details for this new arcade stick. The design looks similar to HORI’s previously announced Dead or Alive 5 Last Round arcade stick as well as their Real Arcade Pro Hayabusa for Xbox One.

Like the former, the Kai will also include a touch panel in the back as well as the now ubiquitous PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 compatibility. Unlike the Last Round arcade stick, however, it does not include analog sticks. Instead, that slot is occupied by a simple carrying handle.

As for its internals, the Kai will feature the HORI Hayabusa lever and Kuro buttons found in Taito’s Vewlix arcade cabinets. These same parts have been in all of HORI’s offerings as of late and can also be found in Taito’s Vewlix cabinets in Japanese arcades.

Amazon UK currently has the HORI Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai scheduled for release on March 13. It’s currently priced at £119.00 (~$180 USD), though based on how pricing and conversion rates for these peripherals tend to work, this will probably be closer to around $120 when it hits the United States.

Source: Amazon UK