Endlesss turned its music collaboration app into a beatmaking arcade machine

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Ever wish you could play an arcade rhythm game that fostered creativity, not just matching notes? You now have your chance. Endlesss has turned its
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into an honest-to-goodness
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, complete with joysticks, a touchscreen, an XY controller and a sea of buttons. You can use it as a stand-up audio workstation with your own plugins and physical instruments, but it comes into its own in an arcade mode that challenges you to compose beats — you might have to loop drums, for example.

The cabinet is ultimately a community effort. Endlesss Discord member NJ Lang liked the idea of an arcade rig so much that he built one, and it proved a hit when the company took it to events. The firm then built a production prototype, and had a strong-enough initial reception that NBA veteran Baron Davis became the first to buy one — you can see his reaction (and an Endlesss sales pitch) below.


This won't be a trivial purchase. In fact, it'll make many
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seem affordable. Endlesss is releasing 25 Launch Edition arcade systems in late February for a $9,999 "introductory" price. You'll need to put down a $200 non-refundable deposit just to get into a pre-sale ahead of the public debut. You're buying this because you have an artistic side and plenty of money to spare — everyone else will want to save those funds for
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