Bryan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 You forgot the REAL WOOD. Don't you know they're making this console using REAL WOOD?! Somebody had to stain and varnish that long popsickle stick and glue it to the front of the case, not to mention cutting out the Atari logo and the LED indicator holes with their little pen knife. Maybe it'll be engraved with a handy map to the Netflix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Maybe it'll be engraved with a handy map to the Netflix. It'd probably look a lot like that weird setup diagram on top of the Sega Master System. I'm not sure they want to just give away that kind of sensitive information, though. Netflix is apparently so hard to figure out that millions of moms need a whole new device just to be able to access it (or so the people behind "That Ataribox?" seem to think). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 It'd probably look a lot like that weird setup diagram on top of the Sega Master System. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I don't know if your're familiar with the Kinder eggs... ...It is starting to look like the Atari VCS is a digital Kinder egg, in particular the surprise part as we don't know what will be inside or what content it will offer. This Kinder Egg commercial tells us everything we know about that atarivcsbox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 This Kinder Egg commercial tells us everything we know about that atarivcsbox I heard something about a doobie in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 It'd probably look a lot like that weird setup diagram on top of the Sega Master System. I so want that on a Speakerhat™. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 brillant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcoleiro1 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) I'm still confused with what happened with Feargal Mac. So he is not involved with the Atari VCS anymore? Edited March 24, 2018 by vcoleiro1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 You forgot the REAL WOOD. Don't you know they're making this console using REAL WOOD?! Somebody has to stain and varnish that long popsicle stick and glue it to the front of the case, not to mention cutting out the Atari logo and the LED indicator holes with their little pen knife. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) He gave an example explaining that they want moms to be able to turn on the VCS and easily find Netflix, Wait, what? Watch a Netflix movie using a joystick!?!?!? Might be cool for streaming Stranger Things, but really?? but they also want to attract a younger audience that might only know of Atari’s veteran reputation. As in millennial gamers who say, "Atari ruined the games industry, all Hail Mighty Nintendo!" Yeah that'll work out well... Seriously, as interesting as an "all pupose Home Theather PC" concept is...I don't think anyone at Faux-tari knows what the hell it does to justify it's purpose to anyone. Especially when they've got no money to build the bloody things! Edited March 24, 2018 by MrMaddog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoRacer Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Seems my opinion is in line with PC World. Love the design of the system. Love the design of the modern controller. Love the design of the classic pad. If I could buy all three (a shell, and two working pads) I'd pay good money for them, if for anything than to use for emulation and just to stare at... wondering what could have been. But yeah, as far as games and price and ... anything that actually matters. I don't have a bloody clue. It honestly makes me very sad that some poor, poor, poor talented bastard out there who's a member of my profession will forever have his name on this project. Because the work that he/she did on the system and controller designs overshadow anything "Atari" themselves are doing in regards to planning out an actual system. I wish that product designer all the best, and I hope someone at Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo figures out who this designer is, calls them up, and offers them a job. Past that, can Atariage buy the bloody system/controller shells like we did for the Jag shells, and put this to bed? I'll wire up my own LEDs and put a system on a chip inside, myself. Edited March 24, 2018 by MotoRacer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well, I nailed it early on when I said it would be an A-series APU ... not that hard to guess since Atari could never afford to go the same route as Microsoft and Sony. The A10 isn't a bad choice either in terms of raw CPU horsepower. I would guess it's certainly on a par with the CPU in the original Xbox One. The problem is the R7. It's shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1r Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 When the new Atari goes bankrupt, I say we have an AtariAge fundraiser to allow Albert to buy up the assets and turn this place into the real Atari. Hear, hear! Let's make that happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoRacer Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 So, who's next?We had Coleco. Now there's Atari. Intellivision, you bored and want to join the fun? Seriously, we're running out of consoles from the era. Sooner or later, they're going to have to announce the brand new Vectrex Vaporware System, the VVS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I, for one, am disappointed that Atariboxcorp, Inc. hasn't played to its French roots and announced a retro-styled Minitel terminal. We had one in the late '80s / early '90s. Clever idea for the time, but I'd like a modern version so much better if it could also do Netflix. Getting to Netflix is just so difficult on any of the 27 other devices we have that can handle it, but I'm sure that this is a problem that Atariboxcorp, Inc. is uniquely positioned in the market to solve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 So, who's next? We had Coleco. Now there's Atari. Intellivision, you bored and want to join the fun? Seriously, we're running out of consoles from the era. Sooner or later, they're going to have to announce the brand new Vectrex Vaporware System, the VVS! They're not zombie brands, but: Magnavox Odyssey? TI-99/4a? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 They're not zombie brands, but: Magnavox Odyssey? TI-99/4a? I hear that Apple still makes computers, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 They're not zombie brands, but: Magnavox Odyssey? TI-99/4a? I've seen some really good hobbyist 'tiny 4As', but not really any SOAC ones that weren't PI-related. hmmm- whichever holding company could call it the '99er' and have it play Parsec AND Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 We should call it the Atari 7088, in honor of its launch location. Or maybe the Atari Aardvark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 The real story here is what they did not announce: That the Atari VCS generates its own electricity. No messy cords needed. You want innovation? You got innovation. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Solid article by PC World. Hits on a lot of points that have been mentioned in this space. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3265063/computers/atari-vcs-preview.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I'm supposing the after-party for Atari SA at the GDC will be something like this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 They wouldn't have tacos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Perhaps crêpes? Edited March 24, 2018 by carlsson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Perhaps crêpes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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