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There has been a lot of speculation and rumors that there is a new Xbox 360 Coin-op Arcade game in development through various companies including Quasimoto Interactive, which designs and manufactures cabinets to house multiple game consoles. A picture of this new Arcade Xbox 360 Coin-Operated version has surfaced to go along with the story and it actually looks good.

But even if this new “arcade version” was to be made and distributed to arcades would anyone play it? That will ultimately determine its success. Its even hard just to find an arcade these days and will people pay to purchase time to play a game they can play at home for free? After all console games were a big part of what I call the “collapse of the arcade.” There where many other contributing factors that lead to arcades closing all over the country but when home consoles became available the writing was on the wall.

SEGA has often developed games for the arcades and the home console system and have had many successful arcade games but with manufacturing/distribution costs always increasing they too have found it difficult to be profitable designing games for the arcade.

Quasimoto Interactive is credited for this new Xbox 360 arcade game and boosts a 26 inch high definition monitor, XBOX Live support, and Memory Unit functionality. The system uses handheld controllers for one or two player action, and the system is also network LAN capable for even greater multiplayer action.

The machine can output video to a second monitor, and there is also a headphone jack available at the front of the unit. The front of the machine also has a Xbox 360 memory unit jack, with players able to use their memory unit to save their game progress and access their Xbox Live Gamertag.

The controllers with limited mobility will not work well or be popular. This design would be a great way to preview games like GameStop has in its stories but to stand there and play a full game of Madden 09, COD4, Halo 3 or any game title would be less than comfortable. Also would players play money to play a game they can play at home. How much time would you get for a quarter? Think about playing a round of COD4 which goes ten minutes would you pay a dollar for that standing up? I think it’s a great idea and would love to see a game(s) that could breath some new life in the old school classic arcade games but I don’t see this as being the answer.