Atari VCS Console-PC Hybrid to Challenge Xbox, PS5 at $699

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  Diji1 on 19/08/2020 - 13:13

  Hasn't this already failed months ago? It's basically a low powered Arm system at the same price as next gen consoles …

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    brendanm on 19/08/2020 - 13:18

    5 seconds of Google would tell you otherwise.

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  scotty on 19/08/2020 - 13:20

  +1

  Here's the Wikipedia entry with specs:

  • 14nm AMD Raven Ridge 2 APU (basically older Ryzen with Vega gfx)
  • 8GB RAM
  • 32GB flash memory that's upgradable

  and that's it. A $699 PC from budget builders like these would run rings around it.

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  FireRunner on 19/08/2020 - 13:21

  +1

  Didn't Alienware and Valve try something like this? A console/PC hybrid that was backed by big brands and it still failed.
  This is wayyyyy too pricey, it's gonna flop hard

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    [Deactivated] on 19/08/2020 - 14:27

    Yeah, steam machines were absolute garbage

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  FireRunner on 19/08/2020 - 13:34

  Looks like you can already pre-order at EB Games
  $700 for the console alone or $850 for console with controller and joystick

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  DarthAntz on 19/08/2020 - 13:59

  +2

  Comes with 100 atari games that will motivate you to never play it again and ask for your money back.

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    BewareOfThe Dog on 19/08/2020 - 14:09

    Yes, but it looks Schmick. ;)

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  spackbace on 19/08/2020 - 14:09

  could give them a run for their money.

  Lol thanks for the laugh

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  The Value on 19/08/2020 - 22:08

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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  BewareOfThe Dog on 20/08/2020 - 10:32

  Interesting concept, but needs an exclusive/major titles to make it succeed.
  Then again Atari were responsible for making more ET cartridge games for the 2600, then there were consoles worldwide.