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  1. 16 minutes ago, racerx said:

    Please. Please. Please. Please, Atari.

     

    Good grief. This guy's taken over the Most Pathetic Unrequited Love title from Max lvi.

    Hopefully he learns a good life lesson from all this.   Although I'm sure history will be rewritten that the VCS was mere weeks from being released until COVID 19 came around.   

     

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  2. 7 hours ago, godslabrat said:

    They promised an IPad, designed an etch-a-sketch, and are pissed when people notice the difference.

    Yeah, they over-hyped people early on, for sure.  But even what they came up still SEEMS like it might be decent.   For some reason, they just can't get their act together. 

  3. 4 hours ago, godslabrat said:

    So, I just got blocked by Atari on FB.  Polymega has blocked me on Twitter.  For some reason, those scammers really don't like me.  Can't imagine why.

    Polymega is a frustrating one for sure.  It seems like they have an actual product, but they keep setting deadlines that come and go with no explanation as to what happened.  

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  4. 24 minutes ago, patroclus99 said:

    Interesting, I didn't even know this Ataribox/VCS project was still extant. . . thought it was just another Kickstarter flop that crapped out 1-2 years ago.

     

    Isn't this like pushing/towing a ditched race car to the finish line?  Why are they doing this. . . to declare quarterly capital losses for tax reasons or what?  I don't understand.

    The general consensus is that they were looking for a buyout by bragging about this great new product they had.  The new owners of Atari would get stuck making the thing.

     

    No one took the bait, so now Atari is on the hook for making the system.   They haven't been able to deliver anything except delays, excuses, and a hilariously bad social media presence. 

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  5. 27 minutes ago, OCAT said:

    Atari is DONE!

    After this is all over, the WORLD will be looking to rebuild the economy and what not, I highly doubt ANYONE will give a Rat's ( ! ) about a retro console that costs more than it should, delivered later than is should, does absolutely nothing that is should have, would have, could have.

    And good luck on that ATARI HOTEL, I cannot imagine the vacancy right now in a freaking $30 motel room much less than that of a luxury Hotel that celebreates games from a time that only 40+ year olds care about.

    You all are old enough to remember what happened when we had the MAD-COW disease, Mc.Donalds? Tacos? nope, chicken burger please. When people are scared, money stays in pocket for other things. Sure the VCS team can blame the failure on the crisis but this was on track to that destination anyway.

    All those "extra units" could have gone to Youtube "influencers" for reviews if the Atari VCS team was confident they had a great product. This action speaks volumes about the confidence of the product that they put "A little more heart, thought" into.

    Not so fast.   I need the entertainment, which is all this saga has ever been to me. Atari has been preying on people who should have known better, but for whatever reason, didn't do any critical thinking on the matter.  

     

    Atari is just holding out like a buyout.  They're like a military unit that is completely surrounded, and hoping against hope the cavalry is coming.   It's not.   But it's pretty interesting to see how long functioning adults (the backers) can make excuses for the same people who ripped them off.

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  6. 2 hours ago, TankedThomas said:

    Man, some of those backers like F1JV and the Werner Bros. are just plain nasty, and that's not cool.

    Which is pretty much why I don't feel sorry for them getting ripped off.   They've been toxic towards skeptics from the beginning. 

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  7. 12 hours ago, Spriggy said:

     

    Damned if they do, damned if they don't.  What's the saying, "You made your bed, now ..."

    Well, people wanted Atari to show the product, but no one expected it to suck THAT bad, not even me.  Even the staunchest supporters of this system understand that it sucks, regardless of what they post.  I'm not really sure where Atari goes from here with it.

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  8. 3 hours ago, Spriggy said:

     

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    Some sassy pigeons down in the IGG deldrums. ?

     

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    That seems to sum up the last few days of the IGG page.  I wonder if there's a way for Atari to make the comments visible to backers only?  It's really degraded into a disaster since the showing in NYC. 

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  9. 30 minutes ago, Osgeld said:

    is nintendo even in the same market segment at this point

    Well, Nintendo actually has a product on the market, so that alone separates them.  I think the people who have low expectations about this system- such as having an Atari themed box they can use to play emulators on their tv, those people have a chance at being happy with their purchase. 

     

    But the idea that anyone feels threatened by Atari is pretty ridiculous.   With Sony getting arrogant (again), and Microsoft failing to understand what makes a successful console, I think the market is ripe for a new challenger.   But Atari has no chance of filling that void.

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  10. 2 hours ago, racerx said:

     

    Are you kidding? There are actually people convinced that much of the negativity comes from people that are worried that Atari is a threat to their beloved Big Three.

     

    You can't make this stuff up.

     

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    What do you even say to this?  If the VCS was better than the game systems I already own, I would buy it.  When the Genesis/Mega Drive started to threaten Nintendo's world domination, you saw third party companies start to drift toward it.  If the VCS had a chance in hell of making a splash, you'd see companies announce products for it.  I'm sure the Big Three are really concerned about a system that sold 11,000 units, and doesn't have a single exclusive title.  

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  11. 3 hours ago, Spriggy said:

     

    I am definitely "LAUGHING NOW!!!!" Jerry ... and it's got nothing to do with the markets. 

     

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    A new announcement from Ataco up at ATARI Investisseurs, including new game launch details, Ashoebox manufacturing update, Atari Token details and Casino dribble.  Some interesting details.

    If you like taco's, CLICK HERE.

     

     

    They keep making all these press releases, and the usual suspects make posts on IGG or social media about what great news it is.  But this stuff NEVER amounts to anything tangible to backers. 

     

    The news in the press release is actually pretty bad when you think about it.  They said they would have at least 11,000 consoles shipped by the end of March.   Now, they might have 500 made by that time. The rest?  Who knows.  

     

    The rest of the release is just jibberish.   I hope no one really believes this bunch has the ability to produce and manage a cryptocurrency. 

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  12. 3 hours ago, racerx said:

     

    Is it some kind of millennial thing? It's as if they are proud to expect nothing and be treated like crap as consumers. Like the company is doing them some kind of favor, and not vice versa.

     

    It's baffling.

    Its the exact opposite for the millenials I deal with.  They ask a lot of questions and want constant updates.   I guess us old people just aren't as curious.  A little bit of curiosity would have been a good thing for the backers before they gave Atari their money.  I guess you're never too old to learn a hard lesson. 

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  13. 5 hours ago, Paul Slocum said:

    I like how they deleted this guy's questions twice before finally just answering him.

     

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    Here's the thing:

     

    1) By their own admission, they're not ready to produce consoles. Atari has stated on that very same account that what they showed in New York was just a prototype.  It stands to reason that for the grand unveiling they'd bring the most up to date model of the system they have.  But what they've produced is apparently buggy and no where close to being ready to ship.  That's not something they can blame on the Coronavirus.  That's Atari not knowing how to develop a console.

     

    2) Even under optimal conditions, unless Atari has already started manufacturing consoles, they won't have them to backers in 28 days or less.

    So, just answer the question.  If consoles aren't being made right now, or haven't already been made, they're not going to make the March 31 release date.  It's that simple.  This is the exact same type of thing that causes people not to trust Atari.

    I'd almost have a degree of respect for Atari if they just came out and laid everything on the table.  Give a long winded explanation of what the product started out as, the detours they faced, the mistakes they made (that's a big thing to do if you want to establish credibility), and just give an honest, no B.S. assessment of where the project stands at this moment.   Atari doesn't need to "monitor the uncertain situation".  They know they're not going to make the March 31 date.  We all know that.  What we don't know is how far they're going to miss it by, but I'm sure Atari has a better idea.  If it's 6 months, just say it.  If you have no idea, might as well come out and say that too.

    And blaming Power-A is a jerk move also.  When you buy an X-Box One controller, you generally see two brands on shelves- Microsoft and Power-A.  Microsoft ones cost twice as much as Power-A, but unless you're strapped for cash, you don't think twice about getting the Microsoft one.  The reason?  Because Power-A sucks.  Period.  If Werner was blown away by the Power-A controller he should try an X-Box Elite controller.  It will have him reconsidering everything he thought he knew about the universe.  So Atari went with the lowest bidder, and now whines that Power-A can't get parts on can't produce a controller that works with Pong?  There's a shocker.  That's like buying an LJN game for the NES and finding out its rubbish.   There are certain unwritten rules actual gamers know.

     

     

     

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  14. They posted a video of the system running Rocket League today.  The quality of the video isn't the greatest (as usual), but as best I could tell, the game was running smoothly.  Seems odd that it could run such a modern game that has pretty decent graphics, but they can't get vintage games to run correctly. 

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  15. 1 hour ago, DragonGrafx-16 said:

    They are going to be SOL when no one buys the VCS at retail stores and they get blown out at 1/4th of their price on clearance... lol

    I think they're SOL no matter what.   I was a devoted Sega fanboy throughout the 90's.  I consider myself an expert in recognizing SOL hardware producers who can't figure out what kind of product they want to make.

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  16. 1 hour ago, MarioMan88 said:

    I honestly don’t believe this iteration of Atari can produce the 11,000+ units for the backers. I feel for those that forked over their money for this debacle... like you so eloquently stated...it can’t even play pong ?

    I guess the 3 million dollar question is whether they have enough money to get those consoles paid for.  The problem is they aren't going to bring in any new revenue for shipping consoles to backers.   They already have that money, and probably wasted it.  One solution, and one that's bound to infuriate backers is to make a small batch of consoles and ship them to retailers.   Then use the profit from those consoles to pay for consoles to send backers. 

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  17. 46 minutes ago, GoldLeader said:

    Unfortunately he stopped short of asking The Question...He said (something to the effect of) Are These Games specific to this console?  IMO, What he Needed to say is "What Games ARE specific to this console?"

     

    The Silence would have been deafening.

    I think they've pretty much given up on having exclusive games.   They're probably going to go full bore "PC for your tv" at this point.   

     

    Honestly, if you made me president of Atari and told me to salvage this turd, that's what I would do.   They don't have big IP's of their own to draw mainstream audiences.  AAA Third party developers aren't going to develop exclusives for a system that has 11,000 users.  

     

    What's ironic, is that we've been complaining that Atari hasn't let anyone play the VCS. This weekend they did that, and that may have been a fatal mistake. 

     

    As a reminder, the Atari VCS prototype can't even play Pong.

     

    Pong, for crying out loud!

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  18. 1 hour ago, cybercylon said:

    Maybe something was posted many pages back, but has anyone actually met this Stefan Werner?

    I'm sure he's a real person, if that's what you're implying.   If Atari was going to make a sock puppet account to spew propaganda, I'd think they'd give it a less toxic personality. 

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