“We recognise that this is unwelcome news”.
It’s official! Atari is sunsetting the Atari VCS. Initially teased during E3 2017 under the name ‘Ataribox’, the Linux-based “computer in a box” was the company’s first console in decades and featured a design that was essentially a streamlined version of the Atari 2600. It was officially revealed the following year, during the 2018 Game Developer’s Conference, with the company turning to crowdfunding to make the console a reality, raising roughly $3 million from 8,471 backers.
Delayed several times during its production, the machine eventually started shipping out to backers in December 2020, and was released in Australia, New Zealand and North America the following year. Early reviews, however, weren’t exactly glowing, with the console also underperforming in terms of retail sales.
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“We recognise that this is unwelcome news”.
It’s official! Atari is sunsetting the Atari VCS. Initially teased during E3 2017 under the name ‘Ataribox’, the Linux-based “computer in a box” was the company’s first console in decades and featured a design that was essentially a streamlined version of the Atari 2600. It was officially revealed the following year, during the 2018 Game Developer’s Conference, with the company turning to crowdfunding to make the console a reality, raising roughly $3 million from 8,471 backers.
Delayed several times during its production, the machine eventually started shipping out to backers in December 2020, and was released in Australia, New Zealand and North America the following year. Early reviews, however, weren’t exactly glowing, with the console also underperforming in terms of retail sales.
Read the full article on timeextension.com