The Atari VCS is Weird

The Atari VCS finally shipped out and i’ve gone hands on with it the last week! There’s some things here I love but other aspects are...weird.

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[mahfuzhoque]

Performance aside, this thing is beautiful

[derrickthegatorriverboat]

If this survives over a year and gets continued support from more developers, i may actually get one of these.

[Curse_of_the_moon]

I’m really glad you included the extreme closeup of your eyes while playing. I learned a lot about the console that way

[StandingUpForBetter]

I am so glad this actually came out. Well done Atari for pushing on and making it happen. There are so many 2600 game compilations out there but I would love to see more games from the 5200 and 7800. One of my all time favorite games that I miss from my old Atari 5200 was Space Dungeon by Taito. That game was fun and had a Robotron 2084 vibe to it but actually hooking up an Atari 5200 to a modern TV and finding 2 working controllers and the adapter needed to play this game is a nightmare. If they offer this game for the VCS, Atari will have my interest.

[TDMicrodork]

Be careful when upgrading it the WiFi soder point are extremely fragile.

[ComdrStew]

I remember wanting a 2600 when I was little. Came home one day from school and it was hooked up to the TV ready to go. My mom said she saved up for months to get it. It was $199 in 1980, plus she got 4 games for $40 each. Todays prices would be $199 = $665 and $40 = $133. I still remember those joysticks killing your hand after 30 minutes.

[ballsnface]

I'll get one when it hits the clearance bin.

[jasonwalsh]

This looks really cool. Hope it will grow its online store catalogue down the line 👍😃

[McSpitz]

One thing to remember is that this in the beta testing phase, so there’s more to come in the development of the Atari VCS.

[district]

Other than they priced it way to high. I LOVE my Atari VCS.
And I would definitely recommend it! PC mode running KODI very cool!

[anticipdthegamer]

Thanks Kevin. Nostalgia feeling has subsided. I appreciate your review. Once the price drops I heavily intend to purchase it.

[shocknawe]

1:50 Yeah, coz 300 USD is pocket change, eh?

[shannon_jameswilliams]

Nothing Atari does ever again will matter until the re-release FOOD FIGHT.

[ridiculous_gaming]

Not trying to defend them too much, but the Atari of today is only a tiny company with little capital. Unlike both Sony and MS who spent a huge amount of capital via RND and who are making no money on their new consoles, Atari is trying to make a small profit per box. Still, it is a nice looking memory of Atari's past and a nice compact form factor PC that will take extra ram and a m.2 drive. I really want to buy one, but have so many PCs at home and retro consoles that I do not know if it will be used at all. Also, this console cannot host games legally like Pitfall, for that is owned by Activision.

[Metroidam]

I noticed video streaming apps on the console like Netflix. At least you can have it as a streaming service that looks neat.

[FastTquick]

I’m a bit curious as to how this thing goes, but as of right now, when it’s in competition with the PS5/Xbox Series X, it’s a very hard sell. Why spend $400 for a glorified budget PC when you can buy a PS5 all-digital and play all the latest games with the benefit of having a more powerful system?

[joeschmoe]

In regards to your fantastic shirt, we still have a prestine blockbuster sign up in town that i found a couple weeks ago. I couldnt believe my eyes when i found it.

[arrowlogproductions]

I'm interested to see the sales numbers

[TheNightRichard]

Yay! An underpowered PC that's only around to capitalize on people's nostalgia!

[tvirus]

Me: mom I want a next gen system
Mom: you have a next gen system at home
Next gen system at home