Kaneda is not always correct..... Neither are other people on this forum. For example someone who says he is 'in the know' this year at an event informed me the next Stern release was Jaws.
The people in the pinball industry are not daft. Kaneda gets drip fed what they want put out as rumours!!!!!
Let's be clever about this. You work for Stern, JJP or anyone else.... You say to Kaneda 'don't tell anyone but xxxxxx is going to be released soon'. You know full well he runs a pinball show that gives out any information he can for subscriptions/clicks whatever. After his history you would not tell him anything if you did not want him to leak.
I have over the last few years been given little 'snippets' about stuff pre release but I do not put it on a public forum. If I did - the trust would be lost with the people I know and I would not get given that information again.
On the next subject - CGC is a very bad choice for
BTTF. They would be mad to announce that before they have honoured TWO YEAR OLD orders of Cactus Canyon. Only a few years ago I used to rate them as the best new maker.
Two people I know have publically said
BTTF is going to be Dutch Pinball. With reference to the last batch of TBL, I would say it is an amazingly made game. The one I set up last week I would say is flawless out the box. The packing was amazing. I really hope they do get it.
Stern are the best manufacturers of games as a rule - the 'ford motor company' of pinball. But some recent efforts from them have not left me impressed. Someone with a better imagination needs to make
BTTF. Jack seems to have very good promise as a designer - everything else is copy/paste.
It is no secret something big is about to be released in 2024/2025/2026 (repeat til fade).