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Interestingly the new console will be based upon PC technology.
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Interestingly the new console will be based upon PC technology.
Bring back the Woody 2600!
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Atari will always hold a place in my heart from the 2600 days. I hope they don't screw it up by just creating another xbox or Playstation. Maybe it'll be a proper dedicated VR system..
Bet its some form of basic PC preloaded with an emulator (maybe for multiple systems?). Problem is something like RetroArch does such a good job on a miniPC what will make this stand out?
We will see, I remember a certain Commodore making a great debut back into the world. Err where are they now?
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Originally Posted by cheesemp
Also bare in mind this isn't really Atari, it's some VCs trying to make a fast buck wearing the dead skin of the Atari zombie. From all reports they have less than a dozen staff in total.
From the look of that close up (wood front, ridged plastic top) that's pretty much exactly what they're doing - that's totally a 2600 design cue.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3dcandy
It'll be very interesting to see what they do with this. Will it be an Atari steambox? Their own spin on a custom Linux + custom online store + emulators? Just a miniPC in a 2600-inspired case?
hmmm....
This is pretty cool, hoping that it will be a bunch of classic system emulators much like the Atari Flashback systems but covering their computers like the 800XL and so on. Must have though is a SD card slot so you can use your own files on the machine.
Yeah, wow, the copyright attorneys that control the use of the Atari brand are having a consoles made. That is the equivalent of saying the private security firm Halburton is making a console, so what? The entire operations of Atari, Inc consist of a staff of 10 people and is mostly there to administrate a social casino gaming company.
Walk-up folks this is not Atari, there is not a drop of blood from the old company there.
Atari is the other Nokia, BlackBerry, Compaq and NEC call it wasted opportunities when they had a chance to shine.
Nokia (and Eriksson for that matter,) are still very successful businesses in the mobile sector. It's just now they build the equipment for the masts & back haul rather than end user gear so you don't hear about it as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by lumireleon
We had the 2600 when I was a kid, the newer black plastic version, when it was officially called the Atari 2600 (not the older wood paneled VCS-CX2600 or CX2600A)
Kids these days are missing out, soon the Xbox 360 will be a 'Retro Console' haha!!