Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperHog
Unfortunately Tippmann does not live and breath airsoft, whereas some of these other companies do. Paintball industry is flat so Tippmann is trying to diverse into something they should have done 15 years ago but chose paintball back then.
Tippmann may be popular but with only a few low end products like the 98 and the X5 which nearing the end of the life cycle. They had many failed products like the flatline barrels, propane paintball guns, the recent tourney/woodsball Crossover gun. If the Tippmann airsoft gun does bad, like any of their failed products, they quickly drop it and go back to paintball.
Polarstar is devoted to airsoft like others in our airsoft industry.
|
Only a few low end products? You missed the A5, X7(i think this is what you meant), X7 Phenom, and the TiPX, all of which are very popular not only as entrance level markers, but also with milsim(pb variant) and magfed enthusiasts.
Also, prospects in airsoft is a completely different animal than they've ever dealt with in the past. Unless its a total product failure, I personally dont see Tippman giving up airsoft so easily. Airsoft represents a lot of potential growth, unlike the stagnant paintball industry (in my opinion at least).
But heck, its way too early to be forecasting how Tipppmann will do in the airsoft industry. Lets just wait and see.