well that's the thing. It may support controllers but this is mimicking an arcade cabinet in general. If i were to attempt to install something like street fighter would it know the difference in buttons for low, medium, and high punch/kick? How would you simulate inserting a coin? On the hardware itself can one identify a way to hook up USB if you need to use a keyboard without needing to access the backend through the wifi? Hell is the storage upgradeable so one can mod it to play all game consoles and have plenty of storage other then the limited 128GB. These questions would be answered once this is released and someone posts some youtube video.
For me if i had the equipment to build is to buy the wood and build the cabinet and drill the holes the way i want them for all the buttons. These cabinets as well as the arcade 1up ones seem too small! As for the joystick and buttons in general there is a kit you can purchase for 2 players and it has up to at least 20 buttons total! The kit itself is a very good price and it's fully compatible with a raspberry PI which will be what i would use for hardware. A standard LCD screen can be used and lastly any type of speaker can be used as long as you put the in the right spot where the marquee goes. Overall cost is about the same as to buy a prebuilt one but at least you can install anything you want and have the cabinet any size you want.
Basicaly what i am saying this is one of many companies that are trying to bring back the arcade cabinet. Which one is making the right one? I really want a cabinet in my house. It's the matter of how i obtain one.
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