Blazblue: Continuum Shift delayed, gets Tournament Edition fight stick
It appears BlazBlue: Continuum Shift won’t be meeting its summer release window after all. To make up for the delay Aksys has announced a limited-run Tournament Edition fight stick from Mad Catz.
It appears BlazBlue: Continuum Shift won’t be meeting its summer release window after all. The game is now tracking a fall release.
To make up for the delay Aksys has announced a limited-run Tournament Edition fight stick of which only 1,500 individually numbered copies are being made by Mad Catz
The Tournament Edition stick uses the exact Sanwa joystick and 30mm buttons found in arcade machines, along with realistic spacing and an eight-button layout. For US$ 199.99, you can now pre-order them here. The sticks will ship in June.
Here’s a full list of features:
- Authentic Japanese-style Sanwa Denshi joystick & buttons
- 8-button layout with additional multi-speed Turbo functionality
- Premium-quality components with genuine arcade layout
- Controller lock/unlock switch prevents accidental button presses
- 13 FT USB Cable with internal cable storage
- Connect to console via lag free USB
- Storage compartment for efficient cable management
- 3-way switch enables joystick to function as left or right analog stick or D-Pad
- Integrated headset port for use with Xbox LIVE
- Officially licensed and designed by Arc System Works and Aksys Games