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[nkarafo]

It seems to me arcade boards are far behind consumer console/PC hardware. Gone are the days when arcades were like two generations ahead (see Model 3 in 1996). Even the days when there was parity seem gone.

Case in point, the most advanced Sega board i can find information about is the ALLS MX2.1

But this version of the hardware still only has an 8th gen i5 CPU and a GTX 1660 GPU. That's below minimum requirements for any modern PC game nowadays and only slightly better than a PS4 pro.

But it's difficult to find such information for later arcade releases. Maybe i'm missing something? Are there more powerful arcades i don't know about?

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Arcades still exist?

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Arcade hardware? Are actual boards even made now? I figured they would just be pcs.

 

[nkarafo]

Arcade hardware? Are actual boards even made now? I figured they would just be pcs.

Yes, they are all PC parts for decades now. But they are still official pre-build machines with code names.

 

[AzekZero]

Based on the last time I went to a Japanese arcade, probably a PC in a really big, fancy box.

(Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade is probably run on a PC or a PS5.)

 

[nkarafo]

Arcades still exist?

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[RoboFu]

A low end laptop