+GoldLeader Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Well well, this is what I got into my inbox today from Atari: http://mailchi.mp/ataribox/first-look-ataribox-design-36241?e=83493d0a83 Thanks for sharing! It's nice to have an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I dunno. Custom chip from AMD with Radeon technology? So it's an APU with probably an R7 (just don't make it an R5).It's the form factor that bugs me the most. I'd have preferred it if they'd gone for something a little more substantial rather than something that people can just throw into a cupboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just like the chameleon I'm calling complete and utter B.S. on them. They're claiming those are pictures of actual prototypes, but it's more renders. Complete lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 So I was right, it basically is a Steam Machine. May have to get one and sit it next to my Jaguar... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I dunno. Custom chip from AMD with Radeon technology? So it's an APU with probably an R7 (just don't make it an R5). It's the form factor that bugs me the most. I'd have preferred it if they'd gone for something a little more substantial rather than something that people can just throw into a cupboard. That is the real trick though. Anyone who has attempted to build a proper HTPC knows how hard it is to get a compact case that is silent enough in the home theater stack... something even Sony can't do right. (I can't speak about Microsoft's fan noise on the xbox) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcoleiro1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 And yet again, no email in the inbox even though I'm subscribed to their email notifications IGG price seems reasonable $249 - $299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 That $300 price tag seems steep to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Where's the cartridge port? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 $300, (at least some) real wood, Linux. Im actually mildly interested now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elefas Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 It's pretty expensive for a mid/low-class console (I am not expecting it to compete with PS4/Xbox1). Lets see what they have in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Unless they're going to put in a DVR capture card like some other (cough) project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcoleiro1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) A bit more of a story on it including comments from Feargal Mac , the creator of the Ataribox https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/25/ataribox-runs-linux-on-amd-chip-and-will-cost-at-least-249/amp/?utm_content=buffer5dea2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Edited September 26, 2017 by vcoleiro1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadClot Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 $300, (at least some) real wood, Linux. Im actually mildly interested now. Yep same here - I am happy it is on linux and we have access to the low level stuff. A bit more of a story on it including comments from Feargal Mac , the creator of the Ataribox https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/25/ataribox-runs-linux-on-amd-chip-and-will-cost-at-least-249/amp/?utm_content=buffer5dea2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Interesting interview. I am happy that it will at least run mid range games. This is where the OUYA really failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcoleiro1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I think that is it's x -factor , ie what they said in this quote: "As a Linux-based open system, the Ataribox will also promote freedom for users to run what they want. Users will have free access to the underlying OS to customize as they wish" Edited September 26, 2017 by vcoleiro1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDTAY Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Yeah, the Linux part is a good selling point for me. Same reason I plan on getting a Dragonbox Pyra. Might just pick this up first though since it's cheaper and more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good_Times Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 $300? lol Maybe the second zero is a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifemadesimple Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Well that IS interesting... Curious as to the exact specifications of what it will pack but we'll have to wait and see I guess. Also, those certainly look like more renders, which isn't a great sign. But maybe the pictures are just wonky, I don't want to start a witch hunt or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I'm sorry, but I just can't get over this. Am I completely jaded at this point, or does anyone else see the complete fraud being pushed right now? If that is an actual picture of an actual piece of tangible plastic, it's the most fake looking photo I've ever seen. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bszarek001 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) I think the fact that this is being crowdfunded is absolute garbage. It's a corporation - use your profits from the zillions of rehashes you've released to build them and put them on shelves. Crowdfunding is for small, hopeful businesses. If it shows up on shelves, and if it does something other than emulate their current catalog and allow online multiplayer, then I will think about it. But $300 is steep. Edited September 26, 2017 by bszarek001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I want Atari to have a new console, but I dont know what I think of this now. Crowdfunding on Indiegogo is just a major turnoff for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I agree that crowdfunding this console is complete bullshit. Not even Kickstarter, but Indiegogo?? Is the Ouya pregnant with Coleco Chamelon's bastard lovechild? This just all seems like a cruel, cruel joke. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifemadesimple Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Yeah, indiegogo doesn't do anything to assuade my fear that they have absolutely nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bszarek001 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I agree that crowdfunding this console is complete bullshit. Not even Kickstarter, but Indiegogo?? Is the Ouya pregnant with Coleco Chamelon's bastard lovechild? This just all seems like a cruel, cruel joke. I corrected my post.. Indiegogo. Ugh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) The photos look fake. Even if they are real, it's a strange decision to use a lens or Photoshop filter to make them appear fake. Edited September 26, 2017 by PlaysWithWolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 those "photos" look like just more 3d renders. Not a good way to win over an already skeptical group by lying to them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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