Ep 156: The Future of Pinball with Seth Davis
The President of Stern joins us to talk about inflation, price increases, putting games in the vault and the direction Stern is taking to make pinball more accessible to everyone
Kineticist’s take
Stern's new president Seth Davis explains Vault strategy, Metallica success, and pricing philosophy for 2025.
Synopsis
Seth Davis, newly appointed president of Stern Pinball (formerly at Disney), discusses Stern's Vault strategy for consolidating the product portfolio, the successful Metallica Remastered release, pricing strategy, and the pinball industry's growth driven by aging gamers. Davis emphasizes transparency with dealers, portfolio focus, and the challenges of manufacturing physical products with integrated digital components, while committing to holding prices flat for as long as possible.
Entities
- Disney· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- GE (General Electric)· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Deadpool (Pinball)· game
- Elvira (Pinball)· game
- Iron Maiden (Pinball)· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Spider-Man Vault· game
- Star Wars (Pinball)· game
- George Gomez· person
- John Borg· person
- Josh Larson· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Tim Lee· person
- Vault Program· product