Atari VCS 800 launches later this year, price revealed as pre-orders go live

lordelan · Jul 13, 2020

StarGazerTom said:
They are.... they're on steam....

400 for this thing is VASTLY over-valuing this system. It's just straight up not worth it, not for a glorified Linux box.

Huh really? Then what's the reason this even exists?

JLsoft · Jul 13, 2020

Ugh, first tainting the 'VCS' moniker, and then they go and slap on one of the sexy computer line's numbers for no reason

Stoppppppp, rights-holders

XDel · Jul 13, 2020

They should sell the case separately.

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Hanafuda · Jul 13, 2020

As someone who got an Atari 2600 on Christmas morning when I was in 6th grade, and remembers the video game crash and how desperate we were for years for home gaming better than the Atari, Colecovision, and Intellivision junk, until Nintendo finally came along ... well I just gotta say this is some stupid shit, retro fascination carried to an absurd extreme.

teamlocust · Jul 13, 2020

I just went ahead and bought a dchdmi gdemu Dreamcast instead of this atari shit

Ryab · Jul 13, 2020

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Though it may have faced numerous delays and even a lawsuit, the Atari VCS is on the verge of actually releasing this time around. Originally announced back in 2017 as the Ataribox, then re-revealed as the Atari VCS in 2018, the system will be launching on December 14th, just in time for Christmas. Pre-orders have also gone live in North America, where the VCS 800 is available at either GameStop or Walmart. It'll set you back $389.99, though GameStop is offering it for $10 cheaper. The Atari VCS 800 comes with a standard controller and a retro joystick, while the console features 8GB of DDR4 RAM, of which can be upgraded, along with a Ryzen processor.

Atari boasts that their system will have over 100 retro games bundled in at launch, running on Atari World, a Linux-based operating system, though it will also allow you to install "any OS" in the VCS's "PC mode". There's 32GB of storage on board, with the option to plug in external USB drives to expand it. If you want to buy the system itself, with no extras, you can pre-order it for $279.99, while either controller will retail for $59.99.

with the install other OS option it could make a great emulation machine up to modern consoles

Stealphie · Jul 13, 2020

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M FUCKING DIYING

SamyKn · Jul 14, 2020

Hahaha , probably they are re-using the same business plan as late ATARI which put them out of business

Nobody pays for such low spec gear this high price just for a name

GuyInDogSuit · Jul 14, 2020

I've heard one YouTuber describe this as "an Ouya-level scam and disaster." A lot of other videos support this idea. I dunno. I'm not too excited about this.

HarveyHouston · Jul 14, 2020

I think this has been pointed out before, but... $389.99?!?! What, can it wash the dishes, too? This is about as much as a decent laptop computer! Is this thing a video game console, or a personal computer? Does it come with Windows 10? Oh, maybe it's actually a microcomputer revival! Yeah, that would be -

...Wait a minute. Microcomputers. Suddenly, it starts to make sense. Back in the days when Atari was king, microcomputers threatened to completely destroy the dedicated video game business. The ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64, the TRS 80, and of course the Atari 2600. Perhaps the Atari name is going back to its roots, bringing back microcomputers in place of PC towers and dedicated gaming systems. Maybe this is why it has such a large price, because it's a brand new wave of microcomputers.

Microcomputers are coming back?!? ALL RIGHT! :hrth:

...But let's don't bring back the cassette format, okay? That was a pain in the neck to use.

jesus96 · Jul 14, 2020

Lol we know nostalgia sells but this is just stupid

BeastMode6 · Jul 14, 2020

This thing is completely worthless. Why wouldn't you just play these games on your console or PC that you already own? Who is going to make exclusive games for this?

Even if it was $50 it's still a waste of money.

GodFrame · Jul 14, 2020

I think the console is a little on the expensive side. I wouldn't mind the price if they had the software to back it up, but I don't think 100 retro games is going to cut it for me... A cool collectors item, nonetheless.

JuanMena · Jul 14, 2020

Like, are you reading the last part of the review, where it clearly states that you can install any OS on it, upgrade RAM and add an HDD?

Fugelmir · Jul 14, 2020

So it can play modern games, but it has 32 gb storage?

tech3475 · Jul 14, 2020

The only positive things I can say about this is that it looks nice as a HTPC case wise and it can run windows.

Although the use of ‘sandbox mode’ just makes me think it’s a VM instead of a ‘native’ boot, which for me takes away even that positive.

Fugelmir said:
So it can play modern games, but it has 32 gb storage?

Apparently it will have an m.2 slot and use USB for expansion. They’re likely including the bare minimum just to keep costs down.

Bladexdsl · Jul 14, 2020

$80 for a controller when you only need one fucking button to play ANY atari game. they have fucking lost it!

EPgrouch · Jul 14, 2020

I was thinking about this thing recently since I hadn't heard any news about it in a long time finally some news.
I am quite disappointed I was hoping atari would make a come back and offer some competition. all this is going to be is another steam/android/linux/emu box something more like a mini pc without a keyboard/mouse and an overpriced knock off M$ controller.

sarkwalvein · Jul 14, 2020

GuyInDogSuit said:
I've heard one YouTuber describe this as "an Ouya-level scam and disaster." A lot of other videos support this idea. I dunno. I'm not too excited about this.

Well, at least the Ouya was cheap.

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