While yes, the TE line was advertised a lot, you may be selling Mad Catz's sticks a bit short. My friend's TE (for the 360) is still working to this day, albeit with some button & JLF changes along the way (but that's to be expected).MadCatz sticks were never good, it was the xsplit conundrum, where the product that has to scream the loudest and shove the most advertising dollars down every twitch streamer's throat is "low-key" worse then its competitor
Thats a shame.
MadCatz sticks were never good, it was the xsplit conundrum, where the product that has to scream the loudest and shove the most advertising dollars down every twitch streamer's throat is "low-key" worse then its competitor
I'd go for the Chun-Li TE2. There have been numerous reports of the TE2+ & TES+ having PCBs that act up.Sad but....can I get an arcade stick on discount pls?
Same, the thing's still holding up rather nicely after 2 years of use.That's a shame. I hope my TE2 never dies.
Sad but....can I get an arcade stick on discount pls?
RIP best arcade sticks in the industry.
Oh yeah, that stick was the GOAT.End of an era. I'm going to miss them! I still use my Namco TES stick and love it dearly. IMO, their sticks were the best.
Not even close, but I hope the best for those that have lost their jobs.
So where would one buy arcade sticks now that they're not around to make them? Don't they basically make all of them in the US?
They killed my 360.
Can't say I'll miss them.
The original TE Round 1 and Round 2 sticks are one of the best sticks around. I've been rocking my TE Round 2 since 2011, no inside parts have been changed and it's still going at it with 0 issues. I'll have to get a PS4 stick eventually, but I can vouch for the TE line. Don't know how good their SFxT sticks were though, I liked the metal ones.MadCatz sticks were never good, it was the xsplit conundrum, where the product that has to scream the loudest and shove the most advertising dollars down every twitch streamer's throat is "low-key" worse then its competitor
SF4 TE sticks had the best parts in the market and were easily modable. They were basically the best out of the box sticks you could get with the only disadvantage being that they weren't cross plat.MadCatz sticks were never good, it was the xsplit conundrum, where the product that has to scream the loudest and shove the most advertising dollars down every twitch streamer's throat is "low-key" worse then its competitor
RIP to see-through controllers.
RIP to see-through controllers.
Good riddance.
I'd go for the Chun-Li TE2. There have been numerous reports of the TE2+ & TES+ having PCBs that act up.
sucks when a stick maker goes down. that's all i ever needed from them, can't speak for anything else they've made.
hopefully someone else can fill the void.
There were a number of reports in the Arcade Stick thread. My friends dodged the bullet with their TES+'s, so I suppose that it's not a universal problem. But with Mad Catz closing their doors, I'm not sure if people want to take any risks. notworksafe could probably give you more of the details.How can you tell if the PCB is acting weird? I have the TE2+ on PS4 but don't use it a whole bunch.
My 360 TE stick still works like a charm
"not even close" lmao the edge.
Hori / Qanba
People talking shit of mad catz sticks,and my day one TE still working flawless.Shame they are fucking expensive
MadCatz sticks were never good, it was the xsplit conundrum, where the product that has to scream the loudest and shove the most advertising dollars down every twitch streamer's throat is "low-key" worse then its competitor
No edge, just my opinion.
Do you consider the best of what Hori offers to be close to Mad Catz best?
On topic: I hope all employees land on their feet.
There's a lot of stick manufacturers now. Including Hori which used to not have a lot of worldwide presence back when MadCatz got in the stick market.
End of an era. Feels like yesterday when I purchased their 16x capacity GC memory card; that thing was a godsend. And of course their arcade sticks were a great deal too.
I suppose there really is no more room for a company like MadCatz in the industry.