+jgkspsx Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Already posted in the VCS forum, but at this price you are paying for two awesome controllers and getting the system for free: https://www.gamestop.com/consoles-hardware/retro-consoles/retro-sega-hardware/products/atari-vcs-800-onyx-all-in-system-bundle/202627.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JX2000 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 That’s awesome. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DFXgamer Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Not available in my location or for shipping. This isn't available nation wide I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 It sold out, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I know it's probably a fire-sale and all, but if Atari had gone in at $99.99 as the MSRP, they wouldn't be able to make the things fast enough. My long-standing opinion is that $100-$150 is the sweet spot for these devices. I don't feel like the casual person will care if it's a computer, a console, or whatever; the cost is going to drive most non-in-the-know folks away. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JX2000 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 It was available for shipping last night when I ordered. Noticed this morning that it was store pickup only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeiche Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 nobody wanted the system and now they’re all sold out. no doubt the systems snapped up for $99 will be on eBay starting today or tomorrow. <sigh> 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 At $99 bucks I was interested in finally getting one..but like others have said, sold out. Only a matter of time before Amazon blows them out too I bet.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 For $100 even I'd buy one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 18 hours ago, Shawn said: For $100 even I'd buy one. me too, but this machine is very buggy. If you update....prepare foe surprises 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Wonder if this will ever happen again? Or just a fluke? Be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 7 hours ago, thegamezmaster said: Wonder if this will ever happen again? Or just a fluke? Be nice. Looks like a lot of vultures snagged them for resale. Several are popping up on Ebay. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 9 hours ago, jetset said: Looks like a lot of vultures snagged them for resale. Several are popping up on Ebay. ? Figures. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 In addition to GameStop, Amazon and Best Buy have them. Now, I have no idea how many they have, but from what I've heard, I seriously doubt they're flying off the shelves. With that in mind, I wouldn't be surprised to see someone else have a fire sale eventually. It just depends on the timing. I'm going to start checking every couple of days at other online realtors and watching for bargains. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myths Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Further proof that had Atari managed to get the MSRP to this sweet spot, they would have sold en masse. $400 was just madness - and while many say "the specs for the PC internals warrant that" - the idea should have been to forget specs when designing a system to play games from 1978 and build an affordable retro box from the get-go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 We didn't give a rat's ass about any specs when the genuine VCS came out. We barely knew what a microprocessor was. How cartridges worked and remembered their games was a complete mystery. We didn't care. But we knew how to have fun with it all! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenpp72 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) On 4/27/2022 at 2:24 AM, Myths said: Further proof that had Atari managed to get the MSRP to this sweet spot, they would have sold en masse. $400 was just madness - and while many say "the specs for the PC internals warrant that" - the idea should have been to forget specs when designing a system to play games from 1978 and build an affordable retro box from the get-go. I think this is pretty misguided, there was never a price point where this system would fly off the shelf, if they launched it at 100 bucks it still wouldn't have sold even a million units, the entire project was a misfire because they had no idea what they actually wanted to do with it. It's essentially a pc in a box that has a few modern games and a bunch of old games, while not really being great at either. Atari isn't really a desired household name at this point just like Sega isn't really, and I love both so that's hard to say, the only way this device could have had a future is if it did something truly special, but at least it released, I got one during the 99 dollar sale just because I collect Atari but have no intention of even turning it on, just figured if I collect all Atari platforms it would make sense to have one. Edited April 30, 2022 by goldenpp72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) I just went back into this link today - been doing it just to see if I could get lucky and catch a cancellation - and it’s back to $400. Still sold out but no longer at $99 list price. Edited May 1, 2022 by ClassicGMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 4:01 AM, digdugnate said: I know it's probably a fire-sale and all, but if Atari had gone in at $99.99 as the MSRP, they wouldn't be able to make the things fast enough. My long-standing opinion is that $100-$150 is the sweet spot for these devices. I don't feel like the casual person will care if it's a computer, a console, or whatever; the cost is going to drive most non-in-the-know folks away. Yeah I would’ve grabbed one for $99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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