Seekerjet pointed out that Hori is launching a new arcade stick this summer that very closely resembles a Street Fighter 4 Taito Vewlix joystick.

Here's a shot of both for comparison's sake, Hori's new stick is on the left, an arcade setup on the right.

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Considering what Mad Catz has done recently for fighting game controllers, is this something you'd be interested in, or has Hori missed the boat? Leave a comment with your thoughts below.

Update: A few readers pointed out that Hori scrapped this design, and this stick ended up becoming the HORI Real Arcade PRO.V3 SA