@MartyE posted:I'm sure if making a hardware remote is as easy, and inexpensive as folks here say it is and have all the features people want then Lionel might take a hard look at another remote but I think getting Base3 out is a priority.When they release a new feature not supported by the hardware remote but in the app they'll have to hear it all over again but I guess that's life. I'm not sure they can satisfy everyone.
I simply don't believe making a hardware remote is a expensive as Lionel claims. As for new features not supported by hardware, the game controllers simply have lots of programmable buttons. Somehow they managed to fit all the new features into the CAB2 from 2006 to current day with just software updates, not a bad track record.
I'll predict that if the lack of a remote starts seriously impacting sales, suddenly it'll be more cost-effective to make a remote. 
