Ataribox Opening For Pre-Orders

[shinrukus]

I can't pre-order a system until I AT MINIMUM know whats under the hood... Not to mention, no games have been talked about being in development AND they have not released anything of what this thing actually is, im with the other guy... WHAT am I pre-ordering? I would buy it if I knew what it had to offer, but I still do not... I already have a modded Atari Flashback... and I have multiple machines that can play Jaguar games, including a Jaguar... if this thing can play games from Jag/Jag CD, or be strong enough to emulate Saturn, at a good speed (which my Shield TV can already do btw) then i'd pre-order it.

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It playing Terraria does give me a little more hope...

 

[incidentallyscribble]

I'm pretty sure that the controller that comes with it will not be the 2600 one, look closer at this image:

You can tell that there is more than one button... or this is just a stock photo...? Those button colors don't remind me of a specific system though...

 

[the_randomizer]

Too young perhaps?
Well, there wasn't much else around TBH.

Uh no? I was born in 1985, didn't get my first console experience till 1993, so..... I think this is a waste of money.

 

[Futurdreamz]

The Super Nintendo classic had a lot going for it because of its nice user interface and great selection of games. The Atari 2600.... had some pretty good games, but by today's standards, you better hope they have some good modern ones too

...or sell it for $30. An Atari Classic would've made an AMAZING stocking stuffer at a sub $50 price.

 

[EPgrouch]

...or sell it for $30. An Atari Classic would've made an AMAZING stocking stuffer at a sub $50 price.

they already have those atari flashback they're $44 on amazon

 

[Bladexdsl]

wow this pos is still coming?

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

That controller - like, the one in the picture just up from here - looks a lot like an XBox 360 controller to me (Maybe One, not such a Microsoft person?), possibly one with a custom skin? If it is, that's sort of good, because it means those controllers are compatible, but sort of bad, because the controller that comes with it could be terrible.

 

[PoppaDre]

wow this pos is still coming?

lol

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

Also: https://ataribox.com/developers/
Hmm...
Edit: There's this too
Edit 2: Doesn't appear to be a stock photo, but I'm not that good at reverse image search, so...

 

[_v3]

$300

This is bs, are they insane?

 

[Futurdreamz]

This is bs, are they insane?

Yes. Extremely so.

 

[the_randomizer]

wow this pos is still coming?

If people are stupid enough to buy it and believe in it, yes.

 

[incidentallyscribble]

Edit- atari has delayed the pre-order purchasing . I wonder why?
Source: email

 

[fedehda]

Edit- atari has delayed the pre-orders. I wonder why?
Source: email

Maybe because they are not ready yet

 

[Futurdreamz]

I just want them to get it over with and put this embarrassment out of it's misery.

 

[fedehda]

 

[Bladexdsl]

atari: nintendo release the nes and snes mini and make a shitload so why not lets release an atari box and overprice it we'll be rich again!

 

[smf]

...or sell it for $30. An Atari Classic would've made an AMAZING stocking stuffer at a sub $50 price.

Atari were one of the first to do them, they saturated the market to the point nobody wanted them anymore.

I don't know if this will be a success or not. I don't know if it will be value for money.

But I don't understand the hate.

 

[r1vver]

It's hard to believe in something good or even so-so.
In the best case - 300$ tag and rumors about something like "AMD+Radeon" inside - looks like AMD's Ultra-mobile APUs (netbook class hardware). Jaguar chip ( O.o ) or Puma from 2013-2014. Ryzen APU cost more.
But highly doubtful.

 

[Futurdreamz]

Atari were one of the first to do them, they saturated the market to the point nobody wanted them anymore.

I don't know if this will be a success or not. I don't know if it will be value for money.

But I don't understand the hate.

Atari sold full-sized versions that used ancient chips and has questionable quality. All they had to do was shrink it down and put in a cheap ARM chip that guaranteed 1:1 reproduction while upscaling to 1080p, then reannounce that as a new item at a low cost. But instead they are coming out with a full sized device at a higher cost and unknown game library, with Atari game playback seemingly an afterthought.