{"rewrite":{"id":"r_08e4177a3ec7aaeb490f8ab8","clusterId":"c_d542acdab14167c10d270c4a","slug":"hori-announces-arcade-classic-pro-controller-with-four-interchangeable-units","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"HORI Announces Arcade Classic Pro Controller with Four Interchangeable Units","summary":"HORI announced the HORI Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 14, priced at 39,980 yen with tax. It works with Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC (XInput-compatible games only), and pre-orders run through October 2 at the HORI Store. The unit supports the Arcade Archives series and takes stick, trackball, paddle, and loop lever units.","whyItMatters":"HORI is building a controller around Hamster's Arcade Archives reproduction concept rather than around a single game, which lets trackball, paddle, and loop lever controls reach Switch and PC players who have no other way to reproduce them.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe housing carries eight buttons across the center of the top surface, with a unit slot on either side. A stick unit supports 8-direction input and can be locked to vertical and horizontal only, which the article notes would make QIX easier to play.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other units are a trackball unit for Cybattler, a paddle unit for Arkanoid, and a loop lever unit for Front Line. The loop lever works in 8 directions and the lever itself rotates like a dial. Rapid-fire, rapid-fire hold, and button assignment are included, with rapid-fire speed set at 5, 10, or 20 times per second.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStick unit\u003c/strong\u003e: 8-direction input, with diagonal input lockable for 4-direction play\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrackball unit\u003c/strong\u003e: for Cybattler\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaddle unit\u003c/strong\u003e: for Arkanoid\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoop lever unit\u003c/strong\u003e: for Front Line; operates in 8 directions and rotates like a dial\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"HORI's 39,980 yen price only makes sense because Arcade Archives owners are re-buying controls they already own. Four swap units is an argument about which arcade feel was never preserved in the first place.","twitterPost":"Four interchangeable units for Arcade Archives is an admission that stick-only ports never matched the original cabinets.","threadsPost":"The HORI Arcade Classic Pro ships with stick, trackball, paddle, and loop lever units for Arcade Archives. Trackball and paddle support matters because those game types have been the hardest to play on a standard controller since the ports began.","newsletterBlurb":"HORI announced an arcade controller built around Hamster's Arcade Archives line. The HORI Arcade Classic Pro works on Switch 2, Switch, and PC, costs 39,980 yen with tax, and takes four interchangeable units on either side of its eight buttons. Pre-orders opened September 14 and close October 2.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260914-467413/\",\"title\":\"HORI announces \\\"HORI Arcade Classic Pro\\\" arcade controller for Switch 2/Switch/PC. Compatible with \\\"Arcade Archives,\\\" it recreates the feel of \\\"back then\\\" with four interchangeable units including a trackball in addition to the stick\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4622,"outputTokens":772,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789381766,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T10:23:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T10:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T10:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d542acdab14167c10d270c4a","canonicalTitle":"Switch 2/Switch/PC用アケコン「HORI Arcade Classic Pro」発表。『アケアカ』対応、スティック以外にトラックボールなど4種付け替えで“あの頃”の操作感を実現","representativeArticleId":"a_1173a33e740c6a88efa3b216","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"HORI Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch 2\",\"Arcade Archives\"],\"studios\":[\"Hori\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T09:46:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T09:46:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T10:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260914-467413/","title":"Switch 2/Switch/PC用アケコン「HORI Arcade Classic Pro」発表。『アケアカ』対応、スティック以外にトラックボールなど4種付け替えで“あの頃”の操作感を実現"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["HORI Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch 2","Arcade Archives"],"studios":["Hori"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}