Hori announced its plans to extend their Xbox 360 line-up of accessories with an Xbox 360 version of the Real Arcade Pro. Though it is definitely an improvement over the Xbox 360's Fighting Stick EX2, I am a little miffed about the layout on the buttons. What is with Hori's trend with a downward curving layout? If I'm not mistaken this is just one of several recently released that has followed this pattern. I've always found it to be a bit uncomfortable and awkward, but perhaps that's what's popular now...The stick is currently being planned for a release on July 10th for about 12,000 yen. Play-Asia.com already has a place holder for pre-orders, but the pricing through their site hasn't been announced yet. If the PS3 stick is any comparison, it should be on the site for around $129 before shipping.
