The Atari name still carries a lot of cachet with video game fans, given the company’s role in creating the home console market – but its last piece of new hardware, the 1993’s Jaguar, was a massive flop.
Since then, the Atari brand has changed hands multiple times, emerged from bankruptcy, and been used to market social games and online gambling.
It’s been a rough couple of decades for Atari. But that could all change if the Ataribox ends up being a huge hit.
What is the Ataribox? It is Atari’s hopeful comeback in the console world, promising both access to original Atari games along with new experiences, pairing the classic with the modern.
But beyond that, there aren’t a ton of concrete details: as of now, Atari is gradually teasing out images and information, claiming that they’re trying to respond to feedback before fully revealing the device.
Will this be an NES Classic-style smash that successfully mines nostalgia, or should we expect another Ouya-esque microconsole bomb that falls well short of expectations? We can’t say for sure at this point, but here’s everything we know so far.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? A new Atari console that plays old …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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