This review would be too late for potential buyers as the LEs are generally sold out by the time a review hits Youtube.

And there's the rub, what is sold out?

Sold out from Stern - yes absolutely, but individual collectors cannot buy directly from Stern anyway so that is moot.

Sold out from distributors - no, but just about every major distrib across the globe has caught on to the new Stern production philosophy and no distrib dares NOT buy at least a couple of LE machines just in case the machine turns out to be:
1: an instant hit which they can cash in on while the hype is at its peak.
2. a sleeper title which they can cash in on 12 months down the track.
3. a dud which they can leave boxed up in the back of the warehouse and bring it out in 10 years time and cash in on when all the other NIB LE versions have long been opened.


Personally I find this new production philosophy a tad disappointing (and short sighted) for the future of pinball overall, but whatever gets the units out the door I guess.