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Atari VCS Video Computer System Enters Pre-Production
Atari has news regarding the Atari VCS home gaming and video computer system. Set to transform the TV-centric home entertainment experience with an ever-expanding Atari world of all-new games, classic and remastered favorites, streaming media and personal apps, the Atari VCS has now entered pre-production.
In the Atari VCS Medium project update, Atari gives an inside look at the current state of the Atari VCS project, from the first pre-production printed circuit board (PCB) to the operating system and the elegant and retro-inspired exterior casing.
Powered by a powerful AMD Ryzen processor featuring Radeon Graphics Technology, the newest images of the Atari VCS PCB provide a first-look at the hardware that will drive the system’s customizable and user-defined entertainment experience. In addition to the AMD Ryzen APU, the PCB features two USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port, and an M.2 SATA solid-state port. On the underside of the board are twin upgradeable memory slots for SODIMM DDR4 RAM and two additional USB ports. Atari VCS engineers have developed a custom solution to cool the components efficiently while maintaining the system’s small footprint and sleek aesthetic.
Early images of the Atari VCS exterior case reveal a near-final look at the iconic system design while pre-production units are now also completely bootable to the core Atari BIOS. This software platform will allow users to interact with their Atari VCS either through the Atari VCS operating system or through Atari Sandbox Mode — which transforms the Atari VCS into an expandable multimedia PC running Windows or Linux.
The Atari VCS lineup of systems, bundles, and peripherals are available for preorder at GameStop.com, Walmart.com, and AtariVCS.com, for shipments starting in March 2020. Pricing starts at $249.99 USD for the Atari VCS 400 (4GB) Onyx Base model and goes up to $389.99 for one of three Atari VCS 800 (8GB) “All-In” system bundles that include the Atari VCS Classic Joystick (available separately for $49.99) and Atari VCS Modern Controller ($59.99), which were created in partnership with PowerA. Atari will announce international presale dates soon.
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#5719783 Posted on: 10/12/2019 11:41 AM
and be in the $10 bargain basement bin by the end of it's first year.
I don't get who this is aimed at,
If it's the retro gamer then you can do the job easier and cheaper by any number of means and if you're in to the retro scene that much then you'll already have a set up that does the job (just a side note retro gaming, especially going back as far as the Speccy and C64 days is best viewed through the haze of rose tinted glasses because those games seriously are no where near as good as we remember them.)
If it's the modern gamer as the system just doesn't seem powerful enough
If it's the media master as like the retro gamer they will already have a set up that does the job far better than this will
If it's the casual gamer then again their is already the Switch, PS4, XBox 360 all established, with long term support already doing everything this thing claims to be able to do
It looks like it is aimed squarely at a niche collection of former 'Atari Owners' who are happy to fork out to own what looks like an early 80's piece of tat that can play some games they used to like playing.
If someone like Valve who is squarely in the middle of the modern gaming culture can fail at releasing their own 'do all media box' what the hell makes a company that has had no hardware presence and barely any software presence for the best part of 2 decades think they can succeed?
This product will go out at 249 and probably finish at 149 soon.
and be in the $10 bargain basement bin by the end of it's first year.
I don't get who this is aimed at,
If it's the retro gamer then you can do the job easier and cheaper by any number of means and if you're in to the retro scene that much then you'll already have a set up that does the job (just a side note retro gaming, especially going back as far as the Speccy and C64 days is best viewed through the haze of rose tinted glasses because those games seriously are no where near as good as we remember them.)
If it's the modern gamer as the system just doesn't seem powerful enough
If it's the media master as like the retro gamer they will already have a set up that does the job far better than this will
If it's the casual gamer then again their is already the Switch, PS4, XBox 360 all established, with long term support already doing everything this thing claims to be able to do
It looks like it is aimed squarely at a niche collection of former 'Atari Owners' who are happy to fork out to own what looks like an early 80's piece of tat that can play some games they used to like playing.
If someone like Valve who is squarely in the middle of the modern gaming culture can fail at releasing their own 'do all media box' what the hell makes a company that has had no hardware presence and barely any software presence for the best part of 2 decades think they can succeed?
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Always loved Atari Owned many lol models. I hope they do really good.