Gaming Center comes to Chesapeake
Filed under: business - gaming
What can you do with $100,000 and a store front on Battlefield Blvd? An All-Console Center named Hi Score. Don’t call it an arcade even tho its filled with video gaming consoles (who would want to be linked with the likes of Flipper McCoys anyway).
Equipped with Wiis, XBoxes and PlayStation3s linked to flat-screen, high definition tv’s, just sit back in 27 Ultimate Renegade Gaming Chairs synced with LED’s and get ready to play. With 300 games to choose from and Classic Sega and Nintendo games in the “Retro Room” (including several tube-televisions) the games offering seems pretty complete. Pictures even show dual setups for Rockband.
Pricing is per hour and discounts are available with the purchase of a yearly Membership.
Although offering individual play, the business model would seems to appeal more to groups.
There is no mention of broadband, on-line play at the facility, again limiting the appeal to single gamers. However, the website says there will be XBox Live “guest accounts” for those users who wish to play XBox online, but no indication if it has actually been implemented. I can only imagine this could be a bit of a legal minefield.
“Gamers are also invited to bring their own XBox hard-drives or even their own XBox boxes if they desire.” but I like my couch and tasty beverage a whole lot more.
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