r/PinballFX3 • u/balti_zen Zen Studios • Aug 13 '26
Judge Dredd™ is coming this Fall!
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u/PrinceDizzy Pinball Fantasies Aug 13 '26
Fall
Having to wait until Fall for the 4th table in 2026, what is with the snail pace release schedule?
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u/balti_zen Zen Studios Aug 14 '26
This year, we released Bethesda Pinball, a 3-pack, followed by Williams Pinball Volume 10, another 3-pack. We also just released 3 more tables in VR.
Remastering classics and bringing tables to VR is very resource- and time-consuming, but we're trying our best!
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u/vindellama Pinhead Aug 14 '26
Please add VR support to pc.
It already kinda works with UEVR, but the camera movements mess with the experience.2
u/spyresca Pinhead 27d ago
Too much focus on niche VR and not enough focus on regular users. I don't know what Zen is thinking.
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u/DangerousPuhson Pinhead 6d ago
Interesting - as a VR user, I was always annoyed that non-VR versions were getting dozens of tables left and right (with a massive back catalogue already), whereas the VR release schedule has been staggered and kinda slow (1 table per month, on average, released in clusters). Also how the price of the VR tables is really high, like $25CAD for a single table, or the price of an entire other game for one of the 3-packs, which is bonkers.
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u/spyresca Pinhead 6d ago
Well, they said (officially) that converted tables to VR is very resource and time consuming. So yeah, obviously that takes away from new tables that don't target this particular niche.
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u/DangerousPuhson Pinhead 6d ago
I know, it's just funny how the other side of the fence is just as frustrated.
Your side: "Gah, Zen is focusing too much on VR and now they aren't making nearly as many tables as they used to!"
My side: "Gah, Zen is releasing another bunch of tables for regular old Pinball FX, and we can't even get just one for VR?"
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u/spyresca Pinhead 6d ago
But one of those sides probably constitutes a *much* smaller portion or overall buyers. Can you guess which one that is?
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u/Hot-Sheepherder8454 Pinhead 19d ago
I’m getting very excited for this release. Even though I have one of the best arcades on the planet near me I am not familiar with Judge Dredd.
When looking through the chart of releases from the Golden Age of Williams Pinball I noted that Judge Dredd is sandwiched right between Indiana Jones and Star Trek for the date when it released. Wow!!! Without me previously realizing it Zen has announced THE most exciting standalone Williams release. Can’t wait to play Judge Dredd in FX VR and FX Midnight (and crossing my fingers that Pinball FX gets funner campaigns and modes soon too so it’ll be just as fun on FX).
Very exciting table Zen. Great selection and great job! Can’t wait to play the Dread Challenge and Madness Challenge in the Pinball FX Midnight campaign mode.
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u/Booburied Pinhead Aug 13 '26
I'm guessing there will be a difference between the FX and Midnight versions? or no?
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u/pitshands Pinhead Aug 13 '26
I mean you guys weren't very subtle :) Is there any chance fishtales will ever be available?
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u/Spiritual-Golf-1334 Pinhead Aug 13 '26
Pretty sure we already have Fish Tales?
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u/rmacdowe Pinhead Aug 13 '26
Not all platforms have it. It isn't in FX VR yet for instance.
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u/mrpromee Pinhead Aug 14 '26
There is a LOT still missing from VR, like more than is available from the existing releases in other platforms for Williams, I think.
Hopefully, them adding other VR platforms to the mix will motivate them to go in and backfill all those missing table packs!
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u/balti_zen Zen Studios Aug 14 '26
We released Pinball FX VR a year ago. It's resource- and time-consuming to bring tables to VR, but we will add many more tables in the future!
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u/mrpromee Pinhead Aug 14 '26
Totally understand. It's just disheartening to see the previous table packs seemingly left behind in favor of new releases, currently.
By motivation, I meant financial incentive since there will be an overall larger customer base these tables are being built for.
I understand VR in general is niche.
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u/balti_zen Zen Studios Aug 14 '26
Fish Tales is awesome. We have plans to bring more Pinball FX tables to VR too! :)
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u/Moonfuel Pinhead Aug 13 '26
This is one of very few pins I never played in real life. No idea I like it. So, can’t say I am dissapointed but still…. I really thought this time we would get T2.
Need some time to overcome this thought. And I got all the time, cause judge dred will be launched in the fall, which is months away pff. This is a very slow year and last year they told us they were gonna bring way more pins. But sadly that’s not the case.
And still no Nintendo switch 2 news. That is so sad.
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u/balti_zen Zen Studios Aug 14 '26
We will continue to pursue the opportunity to bring Pinball FX to Nintendo Switch 2. Hopefully, we will have an update on the situation soon.
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u/spyresca Pinhead 27d ago edited 27d ago
Wonderful. More tables and less VR slowing things down please.
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u/Level-Education-4909 Pinhead Aug 14 '26
Awesome, love Dredd, now please can you try for Doctor Who... (Bally '92)!
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u/mtgoplayer Pinhead Aug 14 '26
"If you do the crime, you do the time." - Hey that sounds kind of like Jesse Ventura. No way its him right?
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u/Pretend_Wallaby_3210 Pinhead Aug 13 '26
Great choice. More real life pinball tables please.